--- usr.sbin/freebsd-update/freebsd-update.sh.orig
+++ usr.sbin/freebsd-update/freebsd-update.sh
@@ -3111,10 +3111,28 @@
 		    grep -E '^/libexec/ld-elf[^|]*\.so\.[0-9]+\|' > INDEX-NEW
 		install_from_index INDEX-NEW || return 1
 
-		# Install new shared libraries next
+		# Next, in order, libsys, libc, and libthr.
 		grep -vE '^/boot/' $1/INDEX-NEW |
 		    grep -vE '^[^|]+\|d\|' |
 		    grep -vE '^/libexec/ld-elf[^|]*\.so\.[0-9]+\|' |
+		    grep -E '^[^|]*/lib/libsys\.so\.[0-9]+\|' > INDEX-NEW
+		install_from_index INDEX-NEW || return 1
+		grep -vE '^/boot/' $1/INDEX-NEW |
+		    grep -vE '^[^|]+\|d\|' |
+		    grep -vE '^/libexec/ld-elf[^|]*\.so\.[0-9]+\|' |
+		    grep -E '^[^|]*/lib/libc\.so\.[0-9]+\|' > INDEX-NEW
+		install_from_index INDEX-NEW || return 1
+		grep -vE '^/boot/' $1/INDEX-NEW |
+		    grep -vE '^[^|]+\|d\|' |
+		    grep -vE '^/libexec/ld-elf[^|]*\.so\.[0-9]+\|' |
+		    grep -E '^[^|]*/lib/libthr\.so\.[0-9]+\|' > INDEX-NEW
+		install_from_index INDEX-NEW || return 1
+
+		# Install the rest of the shared libraries next
+		grep -vE '^/boot/' $1/INDEX-NEW |
+		    grep -vE '^[^|]+\|d\|' |
+		    grep -vE '^/libexec/ld-elf[^|]*\.so\.[0-9]+\|' |
+		    grep -vE '^[^|]*/lib/(libsys|libc|libthr)\.so\.[0-9]+\|' |
 		    grep -E '^[^|]*/lib/[^|]*\.so\.[0-9]+\|' > INDEX-NEW
 		install_from_index INDEX-NEW || return 1