diff --git a/audio/libmad/Makefile b/audio/libmad/Makefile
index 2e129133062e..8eec6b24bf38 100644
--- a/audio/libmad/Makefile
+++ b/audio/libmad/Makefile
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ SPEED_DESC=	Optimize for speed over accuracy
 SPEED_CONFIGURE_ON=	--enable-speed
 SPEED_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--enable-accuracy
 
-post-patch:
-	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's| -fforce-mem||' ${WRKSRC}/configure
-
 post-install:
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKDIR}/mad.pc ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/libdata/pkgconfig/
 
diff --git a/audio/libmad/files/patch-configure b/audio/libmad/files/patch-configure
index f4800b97ef3d..5d5c3f1563f6 100644
--- a/audio/libmad/files/patch-configure
+++ b/audio/libmad/files/patch-configure
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
      case "$optimize" in
  	-O|"-O "*)
  	    optimize="-O"
- 	    optimize="$optimize -fforce-mem"
+-	    optimize="$optimize -fforce-mem"
 -	    optimize="$optimize -fforce-addr"
++	    optimize="$optimize"
 +	    test $CLANG = no && optimize="$optimize -fforce-addr"
  	    : #x optimize="$optimize -finline-functions"
  	    : #- optimize="$optimize -fstrength-reduce"