diff --git a/databases/qt4-sql/Makefile b/databases/qt4-sql/Makefile
index a12aecd55721..e8d15ea1f09b 100644
--- a/databases/qt4-sql/Makefile
+++ b/databases/qt4-sql/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ USE_QT_VER=	4
 QT_COMPONENTS=	qmake_build moc_build corelib
 QT_NONSTANDARD=	yes
 QT_DIST=	yes
-MAKE_JOBS_SAVE= yes
+MAKE_JOBS_SAFE= yes
 
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	${PREFIX}/lib/qt4
diff --git a/devel/qt4-qvfb/Makefile b/devel/qt4-qvfb/Makefile
index 14f4a354dc05..28b7512599df 100644
--- a/devel/qt4-qvfb/Makefile
+++ b/devel/qt4-qvfb/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ QT_COMPONENTS=	qmake_build moc_build rcc_build uic_build corelib gui opengl
 QT_NONSTANDARD=	yes
 QT_DIST=	yes
 USE_XORG=	xtst
-MAKE_JOBS_SAVE=	yes
+MAKE_JOBS_SAFE=	yes
 
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
diff --git a/textproc/qt4-xmlpatterns/Makefile b/textproc/qt4-xmlpatterns/Makefile
index 9488453ab537..e9f6d2c6731f 100644
--- a/textproc/qt4-xmlpatterns/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/qt4-xmlpatterns/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ USE_QT_VER=	4
 QT_COMPONENTS=	qmake_build moc_build corelib network
 QT_NONSTANDARD=	yes
 QT_DIST=	yes
-MAKE_JOBS_SAVE=	yes
+MAKE_JOBS_SAFE=	yes
 
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	${PREFIX}/lib/qt4