diff --git a/misc/colortail/Makefile b/misc/colortail/Makefile
index 748d315b6a09..77ffebaa8dad 100644
--- a/misc/colortail/Makefile
+++ b/misc/colortail/Makefile
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ LICENCE=	GPLv2
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	EXAMPLES
+
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/colortail ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 
-.if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/example-conf/conf* ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}
-.endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/misc/colortail/pkg-plist b/misc/colortail/pkg-plist
index 07c68256a952..560eda7b8ca7 100644
--- a/misc/colortail/pkg-plist
+++ b/misc/colortail/pkg-plist
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 bin/colortail
-%%PORTDOCS%%%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/conf.daemon
-%%PORTDOCS%%%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/conf.kernel
-%%PORTDOCS%%%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/conf.messages
-%%PORTDOCS%%%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/conf.secure
-%%PORTDOCS%%%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/conf.xferlog
-%%PORTDOCS%%@dirrm %%EXAMPLESDIR%%
+%%PORTEXAMPLES%%%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/conf.daemon
+%%PORTEXAMPLES%%%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/conf.kernel
+%%PORTEXAMPLES%%%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/conf.messages
+%%PORTEXAMPLES%%%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/conf.secure
+%%PORTEXAMPLES%%%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/conf.xferlog
+%%PORTEXAMPLES%%@dirrm %%EXAMPLESDIR%%
diff --git a/misc/elscreen/Makefile b/misc/elscreen/Makefile
index ee31af8f99b4..c961dfbf45e6 100644
--- a/misc/elscreen/Makefile
+++ b/misc/elscreen/Makefile
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/${EMACS_VERSION_SITE_LISPDIR}/emu/emu.el:${PORTSDIR}/e
 EMACS_NO_BUILD_DEPENDS=	YES
 NO_BUILD=	YES
 
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
+
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/elscreen.el ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR}
-.if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 .for i in ChangeLog README
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/${i} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 .endfor
-.endif
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/misc/lr/Makefile b/misc/lr/Makefile
index 4fa28607f883..b5be4e34fc7f 100644
--- a/misc/lr/Makefile
+++ b/misc/lr/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ DISTNAME=	lazyread-${PORTVERSION}
 MAINTAINER=	mich@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Lazyread can auto-scroll files on your screen in movie credit fashion
 
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
+
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if exists(/usr/bin/lesspipe.sh)
@@ -42,9 +44,7 @@ do-install:
 	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${FILESDIR}/lesspipe.sh ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 .endif
 
-.if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/README ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
-.endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/misc/p5-Business-UPS/Makefile b/misc/p5-Business-UPS/Makefile
index 4733d8992658..d1fc21236e7d 100644
--- a/misc/p5-Business-UPS/Makefile
+++ b/misc/p5-Business-UPS/Makefile
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ RUN_DEPENDS:=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 USES=		perl5
 USE_PERL5=	configure
 
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	EXAMPLES
+
 post-install:
-.if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/examples/* ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}
-.endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/misc/p5-Business-UPS/pkg-plist b/misc/p5-Business-UPS/pkg-plist
index aff34c4aec1c..b76615118285 100644
--- a/misc/p5-Business-UPS/pkg-plist
+++ b/misc/p5-Business-UPS/pkg-plist
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 %%SITE_PERL%%/Business/UPS.pm
 %%SITE_PERL%%/auto/Business/UPS/autosplit.ix
 %%SITE_PERL%%/%%PERL_ARCH%%/auto/Business/UPS/.packlist
-%%PORTDOCS%%%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/test.pl
-%%PORTDOCS%%@dirrm %%EXAMPLESDIR%%
+%%PORTEXAMPLES%%%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/test.pl
+%%PORTEXAMPLES%%@dirrm %%EXAMPLESDIR%%
 @dirrmtry %%SITE_PERL%%/%%PERL_ARCH%%/auto/Business/UPS
 @dirrmtry %%SITE_PERL%%/%%PERL_ARCH%%/auto/Business
 @dirrmtry %%SITE_PERL%%/auto/Business/UPS
diff --git a/misc/pipe/Makefile b/misc/pipe/Makefile
index 34bd868d7988..6f9bf034372a 100644
--- a/misc/pipe/Makefile
+++ b/misc/pipe/Makefile
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ JAVA_VERSION=	1.6+
 
 SUB_FILES=	pipe.sh
 
-.if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
+
 PORTDOCS=*
-.endif
 
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKDIR}/pipe.sh ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/pipe
@@ -29,11 +29,9 @@ do-install:
 		${FIND} . -type d -exec ${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}/{} \;
 	cd ${WRKSRC} && \
 		${FIND} . -type f -exec ${INSTALL_DATA} {} ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}/{} \;
-.if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
 	cd ${WRKSRC}/Docs && \
 		${FIND} . -type d -exec ${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}/javadoc/{} \;
 	cd ${WRKSRC}/Docs && \
 		${FIND} . -type f -exec ${INSTALL_DATA} {} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}/javadoc/{} \;
-.endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/misc/py-osd/Makefile b/misc/py-osd/Makefile
index ee379347ba45..a143d443e3c0 100644
--- a/misc/py-osd/Makefile
+++ b/misc/py-osd/Makefile
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ PYDISTUTILS_AUTOPLIST=	yes
 PORTDOCS=	AUTHORS ChangeLog ChangeLog.old README README.daemon pyosd.html
 DOCSDIR=	${PREFIX}/share/doc/${PKGNAMEPREFIX}${PORTNAME}
 
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
+
 post-patch:
 		@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|/usr/X11R6|${LOCALBASE}|g' ${WRKSRC}/setup.py
 
 post-install:
-.if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 .for i in ${PORTDOCS}
 	@${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/${i} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 .endfor
-.endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>