diff --git a/editors/yzis/Makefile b/editors/yzis/Makefile
index 6586fe774f4c..344775aa2598 100644
--- a/editors/yzis/Makefile
+++ b/editors/yzis/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ COMMENT=	Vi-like editor
 LICENSE=	GPLv2 LGPL21
 LICENSE_COMB=	multi
 
-USES=		cmake gettext perl5
-USE_BZIP2=	yes
+USES=		tar:bzip2 cmake gettext perl5
 USE_XORG=	x11 xext ice
 USE_LUA=	5.1
 LUA_COMPS=	lua
diff --git a/emulators/pcsxr/Makefile b/emulators/pcsxr/Makefile
index d64f8af17b42..f3e5a6c68db9 100644
--- a/emulators/pcsxr/Makefile
+++ b/emulators/pcsxr/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	libvorbis.so:${PORTSDIR}/audio/libvorbis \
 
 ONLY_FOR_ARCHS=	i386 amd64
 
-USE_BZIP2=	yes
 USE_AUTOTOOLS=	autoconf:env aclocal:env automake:env libtool
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CPPFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ USE_XORG=	x11 xv xext xxf86vm xtst
 USE_SDL=	sdl
 USE_GL=	gl
 
-USES=		dos2unix iconv gmake pkgconfig desktop-file-utils
+USES=		tar:bzip2 dos2unix iconv gmake pkgconfig desktop-file-utils
 DOS2UNIX_REGEX=	.*\.(c|h|cpp|hpp|am)
 
 PORTDOCS=	ChangeLog README
diff --git a/games/briquolo/Makefile b/games/briquolo/Makefile
index 439a76769003..fbe4817d486e 100644
--- a/games/briquolo/Makefile
+++ b/games/briquolo/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ LICENSE=	GPLv2
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libpng15.so:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/png
 
-USES=		desktop-file-utils gmake iconv
-USE_BZIP2=	yes
+USES=		tar:bzip2 gmake iconv desktop-file-utils
 USE_GL=		gl
 USE_SDL=	mixer sdl ttf
 USE_XORG=	x11
diff --git a/multimedia/libdvdnav/Makefile b/multimedia/libdvdnav/Makefile
index db00b2869211..85f401bd0700 100644
--- a/multimedia/libdvdnav/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/libdvdnav/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ LICENSE=	GPLv2
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libdvdread.so:${PORTSDIR}/multimedia/libdvdread
 
-USE_XZ=	yes
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_SCRIPT=	configure2
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--prefix="${PREFIX}" \
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--prefix="${PREFIX}" \
 		--incdir="${PREFIX}/include/dvdnav" \
 		--disable-opts \
 		--cc="${CC}"
-USES=	gmake
+USES=	tar:xz gmake
 CONFLICTS=	libdvdnav-mplayer-[0-9]*
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
diff --git a/multimedia/libdvdread/Makefile b/multimedia/libdvdread/Makefile
index 7432ac7a81d2..d81c78d6ad93 100644
--- a/multimedia/libdvdread/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/libdvdread/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ COMMENT=	MPlayer version of the libdvdread project
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 
-USE_XZ=	yes
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_SCRIPT=	configure2
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--prefix="${PREFIX}" \
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--prefix="${PREFIX}" \
 		--incdir="${PREFIX}/include/dvdread" \
 		--disable-opts \
 		--cc="${CC}"
-USES=	gmake
+USES=	tar:xz gmake
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DVDCSS DEBUG
diff --git a/security/fakeroot/Makefile b/security/fakeroot/Makefile
index fe3bf5c608f9..4e5b3519057d 100644
--- a/security/fakeroot/Makefile
+++ b/security/fakeroot/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ COMMENT=	Simulate the root user behaviour
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3
 
-USE_BZIP2=	yes
+USES=	tar:bzip2
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=		--with-ipc=tcp
 USE_AUTOTOOLS=		libtool
diff --git a/sysutils/pv/Makefile b/sysutils/pv/Makefile
index 859182a0ca17..1d8d7f8ec362 100644
--- a/sysutils/pv/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/pv/Makefile
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ LICENSE=	ART20
 CONFLICTS=	waon-[0-9]*
 
 PROJECTHOST=	pipeviewer
-USE_BZIP2=	yes
 
-USES=	gmake
+USES=	tar:bzip2 gmake
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/pv man/man1/pv.1.gz