diff --git a/print/cups-base/Makefile b/print/cups-base/Makefile
index a12f33e588a4..90ad2eaa8c10 100644
--- a/print/cups-base/Makefile
+++ b/print/cups-base/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ CONFLICTS=	LPRng-[0-9]*
 UNIQUENAME=	${PORTNAME}${PKGNAMESUFFIX}
 
 USE_BZIP2=	yes
-USE_GMAKE=	yes
+USES+=		gmake
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CFLAGS+=	${PTHREAD_CFLAGS}
 CPPFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include