diff --git a/print/ghostscript-afpl/Makefile b/print/ghostscript-afpl/Makefile
index 0a61cda1ecbb..c754146a5f48 100644
--- a/print/ghostscript-afpl/Makefile
+++ b/print/ghostscript-afpl/Makefile
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ CFLAGS+=	-D_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 
 .SILENT:
 
-pre-everything:
+pre-everything::
 .if !defined(A4)
 	${ECHO_MSG} "Type \"make A4=yes\" if you want -DA4 for compilation."
 .else
diff --git a/print/ghostscript-gnu/Makefile b/print/ghostscript-gnu/Makefile
index b5e7f7e246cf..9ae1bc65adc2 100644
--- a/print/ghostscript-gnu/Makefile
+++ b/print/ghostscript-gnu/Makefile
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ CFLAGS+=	-D_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 
 .SILENT:
 
-pre-everything:
+pre-everything::
 .if !defined(A4)
 	${ECHO_MSG} "Type \"make A4=yes\" if you want -DA4 for compilation."
 .else
diff --git a/print/ghostscript-gpl/Makefile b/print/ghostscript-gpl/Makefile
index 0a61cda1ecbb..c754146a5f48 100644
--- a/print/ghostscript-gpl/Makefile
+++ b/print/ghostscript-gpl/Makefile
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ CFLAGS+=	-D_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 
 .SILENT:
 
-pre-everything:
+pre-everything::
 .if !defined(A4)
 	${ECHO_MSG} "Type \"make A4=yes\" if you want -DA4 for compilation."
 .else
diff --git a/print/ghostscript7/Makefile b/print/ghostscript7/Makefile
index b5e7f7e246cf..9ae1bc65adc2 100644
--- a/print/ghostscript7/Makefile
+++ b/print/ghostscript7/Makefile
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ CFLAGS+=	-D_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 
 .SILENT:
 
-pre-everything:
+pre-everything::
 .if !defined(A4)
 	${ECHO_MSG} "Type \"make A4=yes\" if you want -DA4 for compilation."
 .else
diff --git a/print/ghostscript8/Makefile b/print/ghostscript8/Makefile
index 0a61cda1ecbb..c754146a5f48 100644
--- a/print/ghostscript8/Makefile
+++ b/print/ghostscript8/Makefile
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ CFLAGS+=	-D_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 
 .SILENT:
 
-pre-everything:
+pre-everything::
 .if !defined(A4)
 	${ECHO_MSG} "Type \"make A4=yes\" if you want -DA4 for compilation."
 .else