diff --git a/devel/pecl-zookeeper/Makefile b/devel/pecl-zookeeper/Makefile
index a0068c10be0b..b2f1c41e7161 100644
--- a/devel/pecl-zookeeper/Makefile
+++ b/devel/pecl-zookeeper/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ IGNORE_WITH_PHP=56
 USE_PHP=	session:build
 USES=		php:pecl
 
-PLIST_FILES=	%%DATADIR%%/zookeeper-api.php
+PORTDATA=	zookeeper-api.php
 
 post-install:
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}/