diff --git a/print/lilypond/Makefile b/print/lilypond/Makefile
index 97c0f677b4a6..09e97ce050e9 100644
--- a/print/lilypond/Makefile
+++ b/print/lilypond/Makefile
@@ -66,18 +66,19 @@ NOCCACHE=	yes
 PLIST_SUB=	PORTVERSION=${PORTVERSION}
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
 
-.if defined(WITHOUT_NLS)
-PLIST_SUB+=	NLS="@comment "
-.else
+.if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MNLS}
 PLIST_SUB+=	NLS=""
+.else
+PLIST_SUB+=	NLS="@comment "
 .endif
 
 post-patch:
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|<FlexLexer.h>|"/usr/include/FlexLexer.h"|' \
 	    ${WRKSRC}/lily/include/includable-lexer.hh
-.if defined(WITHOUT_NLS)
-	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e '/^PO_FILES/s|= |= #|' ${WRKSRC}/${MAKEFILE}
+.if empty(${PORT_OPTIONS:MNLS})
+	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e '/^PO_FILES/s|= |= #|' ${WRKSRC}/${MAKEFILE}.in
 .endif
 
 post-install: