diff --git a/cad/librecad/Makefile b/cad/librecad/Makefile
index 709096c48adf..7442963362a6 100644
--- a/cad/librecad/Makefile
+++ b/cad/librecad/Makefile
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ MASTER_SITES=	GITHUB
 MAINTAINER=	makc@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	2D CAD system
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/lib/libmuparser.a:${PORTSDIR}/math/muparser \
-		${LOCALBASE}/include/boost/version.hpp:${PORTSDIR}/devel/boost-libs
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/include/boost/version.hpp:${PORTSDIR}/devel/boost-libs
+LIB_DEPENDS=	libmuparser.so:${PORTSDIR}/math/muparser
 
 USE_QT4=	help qt3support help-tools_build linguist_build moc_build \
 		rcc_build uic_build uic3_build
diff --git a/math/qtiplot/Makefile b/math/qtiplot/Makefile
index 9ba459fe37bc..017c473b9acf 100644
--- a/math/qtiplot/Makefile
+++ b/math/qtiplot/Makefile
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ MASTER_SITES=	BERLIOS http://soft.proindependent.com/src/
 MAINTAINER=	makc@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Data analysis and scientific plotting
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/lib/libmuparser.a:${PORTSDIR}/math/muparser
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libgsl.so:${PORTSDIR}/math/gsl \
+		libmuparser.so:${PORTSDIR}/math/muparser \
 		libpng15.so:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/png
 # use bundled modified libraries
 # 		qwt.5:${PORTSDIR}/x11-toolkits/qwt5 \