diff --git a/irc/ctrlproxy/Makefile b/irc/ctrlproxy/Makefile
index 33600213c123..b3a839c1dcb8 100644
--- a/irc/ctrlproxy/Makefile
+++ b/irc/ctrlproxy/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ USES=		pkgconfig gmake
 CPPFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib
 
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
+
 post-install:
 	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/ctrlproxy
 	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/ctrlproxy-admin
@@ -30,12 +32,10 @@ post-install:
 	${INSTALL_MAN} ${WRKSRC}/doc/ctrlproxy_config.5 ${STAGEDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man/man5
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/doc/help.txt ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}/help.txt
-.if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 .for file in AUTHORS HACKING NEWS README
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/${file} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 .endfor
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/doc/user-guide.html ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
-.endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/irc/p5-POE-Component-IRC-Object/Makefile b/irc/p5-POE-Component-IRC-Object/Makefile
index f49235e87894..2775cced589f 100644
--- a/irc/p5-POE-Component-IRC-Object/Makefile
+++ b/irc/p5-POE-Component-IRC-Object/Makefile
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ RUN_DEPENDS:=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 USES=		perl5
 USE_PERL5=	configure
 
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	EXAMPLES
+
 post-install:
-.ifndef(NOPORTDOCS)
 	@${ECHO_MSG} "===>   Installing examples for ${PKGNAME}"
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}
 	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/example/* ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}
-.endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/irc/p5-POE-Session-Irssi/Makefile b/irc/p5-POE-Session-Irssi/Makefile
index d11a289fb5aa..c213fb34434b 100644
--- a/irc/p5-POE-Session-Irssi/Makefile
+++ b/irc/p5-POE-Session-Irssi/Makefile
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	INSTALLDIRS=site
 USES=		perl5
 USE_PERL5=	configure
 
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	EXAMPLES
+
 post-install:
-.ifndef(NOPORTEXAMPLES)
 	@${ECHO_MSG} "===>   Installing examples for ${PKGNAME}"
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}
 	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/samples/* ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}
-.endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/irc/py-supybot/Makefile b/irc/py-supybot/Makefile
index 523fc25bcf05..e425071a28e8 100644
--- a/irc/py-supybot/Makefile
+++ b/irc/py-supybot/Makefile
@@ -23,17 +23,17 @@ MANCOMPRESSED=	no
 MAN1=	supybot.1 supybot-adduser.1 supybot-wizard.1 supybot-botchk.1 \
 	supybot-plugin-create.1 supybot-plugin-doc.1
 
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
+
 post-install:
 .for f in ${MAN1}
 	${INSTALL_MAN} ${WRKSRC}/docs/man/${f} ${STAGEDIR}${MAN1PREFIX}/man/man1
 .endfor
-.if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 .for f in ${DOCS}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/${f} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 .endfor
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/docs/GETTING_STARTED ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
-.endif
 .if !defined(BATCH)
 	@${CAT} ${PKGMESSAGE}
 .endif
diff --git a/irc/simpleirc/Makefile b/irc/simpleirc/Makefile
index 8b1db9d05a53..3c2f2825ea70 100644
--- a/irc/simpleirc/Makefile
+++ b/irc/simpleirc/Makefile
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ LICENSE=	MIT
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/simpleirc man/man1/simpleirc.1.gz
 PORTDOCS=	README LICENSE
 
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
+
 post-install:
-.if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
 	@${ECHO_MSG} "installing additional documentation to ${DOCSDIR}"
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	@${INSTALL_MAN} ${WRKSRC}/README ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	@${INSTALL_MAN} ${WRKSRC}/LICENSE ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
-.endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>