diff --git a/multimedia/libmatroska/Makefile b/multimedia/libmatroska/Makefile
index ae4ce1c95086..59ee450fa4df 100644
--- a/multimedia/libmatroska/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/libmatroska/Makefile
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@ do-configure:
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${OSVERSION} < 500000
-# this is gcc 2.x
-CFLAGS+= -DNO_WSTRING
-.endif
-
 # gcc 3.2 was available on 5.x before this OSVERSION
 # do not build gcc 3.3 unless necessary
 .if ${OSVERSION} < 501103
@@ -61,4 +56,10 @@ USE_GCC=3.2
 USE_GCC=3.3
 .endif
 
+.if ${OSVERSION} < 500000
+USE_GCC=2.95
+# this is gcc 2.x
+CFLAGS+= -DNO_WSTRING -I${LOCALBASE}/include
+.endif
+
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/multimedia/mkvtoolnix/Makefile b/multimedia/mkvtoolnix/Makefile
index 13e3be6c78ee..27921ad3eb57 100644
--- a/multimedia/mkvtoolnix/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/mkvtoolnix/Makefile
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ post-patch:
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${OSVERSION} < 500000
-# this is gcc 2.x
-CFLAGS+= -DNO_WSTRING
-.endif
-
 # gcc 3.2 was available on 5.x before this OSVERSION
 # do not build gcc 3.3 unless necessary
 .if ${OSVERSION} < 501103
@@ -52,4 +47,10 @@ USE_GCC=3.2
 USE_GCC=3.3
 .endif
 
+.if ${OSVERSION} < 500000
+USE_GCC=2.95
+# this is gcc 2.x
+CFLAGS+= -DNO_WSTRING
+.endif
+
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/textproc/libebml/Makefile b/textproc/libebml/Makefile
index 9bf1c60ac655..6dc9a972e07f 100644
--- a/textproc/libebml/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/libebml/Makefile
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ do-configure:
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${OSVERSION} < 500000
-# this is gcc 2.x
-CFLAGS+= -DNO_WSTRING
-.endif
-
 # gcc 3.2 was available on 5.x before this OSVERSION
 # do not build gcc 3.3 unless necessary
 .if ${OSVERSION} < 501103
@@ -50,4 +45,10 @@ USE_GCC=3.2
 USE_GCC=3.3
 .endif
 
+.if ${OSVERSION} < 500000
+USE_GCC=2.95
+# this is gcc 2.x
+CFLAGS+= -DNO_WSTRING
+.endif
+
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>