diff --git a/java/classpath/Makefile b/java/classpath/Makefile
index 53ac3169ba91..8072416f2467 100644
--- a/java/classpath/Makefile
+++ b/java/classpath/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ PLIST_FILES=	lib/security/classpath.security
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
+.if ${OSVERSION} >= 502126
+BROKEN=		"Configure fails on FreeBSD >= 5.x"
+.endif
+
 post-install:
 .for dir in ${PREFIX}/share/classpath ${PREFIX}/lib/classpath
 	@${FIND} ${dir} ! -type d | \