diff --git a/share/mk/src.opts.mk b/share/mk/src.opts.mk
index 95801cdeecc..f8877153f17 100644
--- a/share/mk/src.opts.mk
+++ b/share/mk/src.opts.mk
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ __DEFAULT_YES_OPTIONS = \
     LLVM_ASSERTIONS \
     LLVM_COV \
     LLVM_CXXFILT \
+    LOADER_BIOS_TEXTONLY \
     LOADER_GELI \
     LOADER_KBOOT \
     LOADER_LUA \
@@ -206,7 +207,6 @@ __DEFAULT_NO_OPTIONS = \
     DTRACE_TESTS \
     EXPERIMENTAL \
     HESIOD \
-    LOADER_BIOS_TEXTONLY \
     LOADER_VERBOSE \
     LOADER_VERIEXEC_PASS_MANIFEST \
     LLVM_BINUTILS \
diff --git a/stand/i386/loader/Makefile b/stand/i386/loader/Makefile
index 8385131a884..857944dcd01 100644
--- a/stand/i386/loader/Makefile
+++ b/stand/i386/loader/Makefile
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ LOADER_CD9660_SUPPORT?=	yes
 LOADER_EXT2FS_SUPPORT?=	no
 LOADER_MSDOS_SUPPORT?=	no
 LOADER_UFS_SUPPORT?=	yes
-LOADER_GZIP_SUPPORT?=	no
-LOADER_BZIP2_SUPPORT?=	no
+LOADER_GZIP_SUPPORT?=	yes
+LOADER_BZIP2_SUPPORT?=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.init.mk>