diff --git a/bin/9l b/bin/9l
index eadf4d89..7e8c90dc 100755
--- a/bin/9l
+++ b/bin/9l
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ case "$tag" in
 	userpath=true
 	extralibs="$extralibs -lutil"
 	case "`uname -r`" in
+	5.2.*)
+		extralibs="$extralibs -lkse"
+		;;
 	[5-9].*)
 		extralibs="$extralibs -lpthread"
 		;;