diff --git a/audio/festival/Makefile b/audio/festival/Makefile
index 1752b694168a..18e471d22c68 100644
--- a/audio/festival/Makefile
+++ b/audio/festival/Makefile
@@ -87,14 +87,11 @@ do-configure:
 	# This step helps non-i386 systems and is harmless on i386
 	-${LN} -s ix86_FreeBSD.mak ${WRKDIR}/$d/config/systems/${ARCH:S/armv6/arm/}_unknown.mak
 .endfor
-	${REINPLACE_CMD} \
+	@${REINPLACE_CMD} \
 	    -e '/^CFLAGS *=/s|$$| ${CFLAGS}|' \
 	    -e '/^CXXFLAGS *=/s|$$| ${CXXFLAGS}|' \
 	    -e 's,^OPTIMI,#OPTIMI,' \
 	    ${WRKSRC}/speech_tools/config/compilers/gcc*.mak
-	# This step helps to use a compiler, the vendor has not seen before:
-	${TEST} -e ${WRKDIR}/speech_tools/config/compilers/${CC}.mak ||	\
-		${LN} -s gcc_defaults.mak ${WRKDIR}/speech_tools/config/compilers/${CC}.mak
 
 do-install:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}
diff --git a/audio/festival/files/patch-speech__tools_config_compilers_gcc.mak b/audio/festival/files/patch-speech__tools_config_compilers_gcc.mak
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dca78d8382d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/festival/files/patch-speech__tools_config_compilers_gcc.mak
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- speech_tools/config/compilers/gcc.mak.orig	2001-04-04 11:55:32 UTC
++++ speech_tools/config/compilers/gcc.mak
+@@ -38,8 +38,4 @@
+  ##                                                                       ##
+  ###########################################################################
+ 
+-ifdef GCC
+-include $(EST)/config/compilers/$(GCC).mak
+-else
+ include $(EST)/config/compilers/gcc_defaults.mak
+-endif