diff --git a/irc/anope/Makefile b/irc/anope/Makefile
index e0befa93957d..4f07fef33c9d 100644
--- a/irc/anope/Makefile
+++ b/irc/anope/Makefile
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	SF/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}-stable/Anope%20${PORTVERSION}
 MAINTAINER=	dhn@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	A set of IRC services for IRC networks
 
-USES=		perl5
-USE_GMAKE=	yes
+USES=		perl5 gmake
 USE_PERL5=	build
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--libdir="${LOCALBASE}/lib" \
diff --git a/irc/ctrlproxy/Makefile b/irc/ctrlproxy/Makefile
index 86d9c24cb9d6..67088615cc0f 100644
--- a/irc/ctrlproxy/Makefile
+++ b/irc/ctrlproxy/Makefile
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	gnutls.26:${PORTSDIR}/security/gnutls
 
 USE_GNOME=	glib20
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
-USE_GMAKE=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
-USES=		pkgconfig
+USES=		pkgconfig gmake
 
 MAN1=		ctrlproxy.1
 MAN5=		ctrlproxy_config.5
diff --git a/irc/slirc/Makefile b/irc/slirc/Makefile
index abeae2871a43..526cb71bb4e7 100644
--- a/irc/slirc/Makefile
+++ b/irc/slirc/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ COMMENT=	A SLang-based IRC client
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	${LIB_DEPENDS_LIBSLANG}
 
-USE_GMAKE=	yes
+USES=		gmake
 SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
 PKGMESSAGE=	${WRKDIR}/pkg-message
 
diff --git a/irc/smartirc4net/Makefile b/irc/smartirc4net/Makefile
index aaffbb91ef4f..72bfe08755f3 100644
--- a/irc/smartirc4net/Makefile
+++ b/irc/smartirc4net/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	mono:${PORTSDIR}/lang/mono
 RUN_DEPENDS:=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
-USE_GMAKE=	yes
-USES=	pathfix pkgconfig
+USES=	pathfix pkgconfig gmake
 
-NO_STAGE=	yes
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/irc/solid-ircd/Makefile b/irc/solid-ircd/Makefile
index da61574af8f7..8260fb9236fa 100644
--- a/irc/solid-ircd/Makefile
+++ b/irc/solid-ircd/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ COMMENT=	Solid Internet Relay Chat Daemon based on bahamut IRCd
 
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/solidircd-stable
 
-USE_GMAKE=	yes
+USES=		gmake
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--prefix=${PREFIX}/${PORTNAME}
diff --git a/irc/thales/Makefile b/irc/thales/Makefile
index 3f8d6ed86ce6..15baef49944e 100644
--- a/irc/thales/Makefile
+++ b/irc/thales/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	GNU Thales -- An IRC to MySQL gateway
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
-USE_GMAKE=	yes
+USES=		gmake
 USE_MYSQL=	yes
 USE_RC_SUBR=	thales