diff --git a/audio/musicbrainz/Makefile b/audio/musicbrainz/Makefile
index 517c353c786d..df2f5276a43a 100644
--- a/audio/musicbrainz/Makefile
+++ b/audio/musicbrainz/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ CONFLICTS=	libmusicbrainz-*
 USE_BZIP2=	yes
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
 USE_REINPLACE=	yes
+USE_LIBTOOL_VER=15
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 INSTALLS_SHLIB=	yes
 
diff --git a/audio/musicbrainz/files/patch-ltmain.sh b/audio/musicbrainz/files/patch-ltmain.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 285ecfe5d590..000000000000
--- a/audio/musicbrainz/files/patch-ltmain.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
---- ltmain.sh.orig	Thu Aug 23 07:47:42 2001
-+++ ltmain.sh	Tue Dec 11 22:07:52 2001
-@@ -2408,6 +2408,9 @@
- 	  *-*-netbsd*)
- 	    # Don't link with libc until the a.out ld.so is fixed.
- 	    ;;
-+	  *-*-freebsd*)
-+	    # FreeBSD doesn't need this...
-+	    ;;
- 	  *)
- 	    # Add libc to deplibs on all other systems if necessary.
- 	    if test "$build_libtool_need_lc" = "yes"; then
-@@ -4175,10 +4178,12 @@
- 	fi
- 
- 	# Install the pseudo-library for information purposes.
-+	if /usr/bin/false ; then
- 	name=`$echo "X$file" | $Xsed -e 's%^.*/%%'`
- 	instname="$dir/$name"i
- 	$show "$install_prog $instname $destdir/$name"
- 	$run eval "$install_prog $instname $destdir/$name" || exit $?
-+	fi
- 
- 	# Maybe install the static library, too.
- 	test -n "$old_library" && staticlibs="$staticlibs $dir/$old_library"
diff --git a/devel/jclassinfo/Makefile b/devel/jclassinfo/Makefile
index 5d57f57e9687..6b59eacb20c4 100644
--- a/devel/jclassinfo/Makefile
+++ b/devel/jclassinfo/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ COMMENT=	Shows information about Java class, dependencies and more
 USE_REINPLACE=	yes
 USE_GETOPT_LONG=	yes
 USE_GNOME=	pkgconfig gnomehack
+USE_LIBTOOL_VER=15
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
 
diff --git a/devel/jclassinfo/files/patch-ltmain.sh b/devel/jclassinfo/files/patch-ltmain.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 74ae099b3e91..000000000000
--- a/devel/jclassinfo/files/patch-ltmain.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
---- ltmain.sh.orig	Wed May  5 09:16:19 2004
-+++ ltmain.sh	Wed May  5 09:16:29 2004
-@@ -5528,10 +5528,12 @@
- 	fi
- 
- 	# Install the pseudo-library for information purposes.
-+	if /usr/bin/false ; then
- 	name=`$echo "X$file" | $Xsed -e 's%^.*/%%'`
- 	instname="$dir/$name"i
- 	$show "$install_prog $instname $destdir/$name"
- 	$run eval "$install_prog $instname $destdir/$name" || exit $?
-+	fi
- 
- 	# Maybe install the static library, too.
- 	test -n "$old_library" && staticlibs="$staticlibs $dir/$old_library"
diff --git a/devel/sdlmm/Makefile b/devel/sdlmm/Makefile
index d3b3c5db8db6..d4232a6e6dfe 100644
--- a/devel/sdlmm/Makefile
+++ b/devel/sdlmm/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	A C++ Wrapper for the SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer)
 
 USE_SDL=	sdl
+USE_LIBTOOL_VER=15
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 INSTALLS_SHLIB=	yes
 
diff --git a/devel/sdlmm/files/patch-ltmain.sh b/devel/sdlmm/files/patch-ltmain.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 98cb05e4ddb3..000000000000
--- a/devel/sdlmm/files/patch-ltmain.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-
-$FreeBSD$
-
---- ltmain.sh	2001/08/27 09:51:26	1.1
-+++ ltmain.sh	2001/08/27 09:51:42
-@@ -2408,6 +2408,9 @@
- 	  *-*-netbsd*)
- 	    # Don't link with libc until the a.out ld.so is fixed.
- 	    ;;
-+	  *-*-freebsd*)
-+	    # FreeBSD doesn't need this...
-+	    ;;
- 	  *)
- 	    # Add libc to deplibs on all other systems if necessary.
- 	    if test "$build_libtool_need_lc" = "yes"; then
-@@ -4175,10 +4178,12 @@
- 	fi
- 
- 	# Install the pseudo-library for information purposes.
-+	if /usr/bin/false; then
- 	name=`$echo "X$file" | $Xsed -e 's%^.*/%%'`
- 	instname="$dir/$name"i
- 	$show "$install_prog $instname $destdir/$name"
- 	$run eval "$install_prog $instname $destdir/$name" || exit $?
-+	fi
- 
- 	# Maybe install the static library, too.
- 	test -n "$old_library" && staticlibs="$staticlibs $dir/$old_library"
diff --git a/devel/shmap/Makefile b/devel/shmap/Makefile
index f1a69b189353..1afad1decb4a 100644
--- a/devel/shmap/Makefile
+++ b/devel/shmap/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ COMMENT=	Shared-memory-based hashmaps
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	mm.13:${PORTSDIR}/devel/mm
 
+USE_LIBTOOL_VER=15
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_TARGET=	--build=${MACHINE_ARCH}-portbld-freebsd${OSREL}
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	CPPFLAGS="-I${LOCALBASE}/include" \
diff --git a/devel/shmap/files/patch-ltmain.sh b/devel/shmap/files/patch-ltmain.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index e5d2d744a6ec..000000000000
--- a/devel/shmap/files/patch-ltmain.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
---- ltmain.sh.orig	Thu Sep 20 11:29:54 2001
-+++ ltmain.sh	Thu Mar 21 04:16:02 2002
-@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@
- 	    # These systems don't actually have a C library (as such)
- 	    test "X$arg" = "X-lc" && continue
- 	    ;;
--	  *-*-openbsd*)
-+	  *-*-openbsd* | *-*-freebsd*)
- 	    # Do not include libc due to us having libc/libc_r.
- 	    test "X$arg" = "X-lc" && continue
- 	    ;;
-@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@
- 	 fi
- 	 if test "X$arg" = "X-lc_r"; then
- 	  case $host in
--	  *-*-openbsd*)
-+	  *-*-openbsd* | *-*-freebsd*)
- 	    # Do not include libc_r directly, use -pthread flag.
- 	    continue
- 	    ;;
-@@ -2439,7 +2439,7 @@
- 	  *-*-netbsd*)
- 	    # Don't link with libc until the a.out ld.so is fixed.
- 	    ;;
--	  *-*-openbsd*)
-+	  *-*-openbsd* | *-*-freebsd*)
- 	    # Do not include libc due to us having libc/libc_r.
- 	    ;;
- 	  *)
-@@ -4208,10 +4208,12 @@
- 	fi
- 
- 	# Install the pseudo-library for information purposes.
-+	if /usr/bin/false; then
- 	name=`$echo "X$file" | $Xsed -e 's%^.*/%%'`
- 	instname="$dir/$name"i
- 	$show "$install_prog $instname $destdir/$name"
- 	$run eval "$install_prog $instname $destdir/$name" || exit $?
-+	fi
- 
- 	# Maybe install the static library, too.
- 	test -n "$old_library" && staticlibs="$staticlibs $dir/$old_library"
diff --git a/net/dhcp-agent/Makefile b/net/dhcp-agent/Makefile
index c595b8e08662..aa6bb89ad999 100644
--- a/net/dhcp-agent/Makefile
+++ b/net/dhcp-agent/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ COMMENT=	A portable UNIX Dynamic Host Configuration suite
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/lib/libdnet.a:${PORTSDIR}/net/libdnet
 LIB_DEPENDS=	guile.15:${PORTSDIR}/lang/guile
 
+USE_LIBTOOL_VER=15
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 INSTALLS_SHLIB=	yes
diff --git a/net/dhcp-agent/files/patch-ltmain.sh b/net/dhcp-agent/files/patch-ltmain.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 3209342f280a..000000000000
--- a/net/dhcp-agent/files/patch-ltmain.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
---- ltmain.sh.orig	Wed Oct  8 01:18:12 2003
-+++ ltmain.sh	Wed Oct  8 01:19:24 2003
-@@ -5425,10 +5425,12 @@
- 	fi
- 
- 	# Install the pseudo-library for information purposes.
-+	if /usr/bin/false ; then
- 	name=`$echo "X$file" | $Xsed -e 's%^.*/%%'`
- 	instname="$dir/$name"i
- 	$show "$install_prog $instname $destdir/$name"
- 	$run eval "$install_prog $instname $destdir/$name" || exit $?
-+	fi
- 
- 	# Maybe install the static library, too.
- 	test -n "$old_library" && staticlibs="$staticlibs $dir/$old_library"
diff --git a/x11-toolkits/p5-qt/Makefile b/x11-toolkits/p5-qt/Makefile
index 700df2c50c04..0d627ddf6395 100644
--- a/x11-toolkits/p5-qt/Makefile
+++ b/x11-toolkits/p5-qt/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ COMMENT=	A set of Perl bindings for the Qt toolkit
 
 USE_GL=		yes
 USE_QT_VER=	3
+USE_LIBTOOL_VER=15
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 INSTALLS_SHLIB=	yes
 
diff --git a/x11-toolkits/p5-qt/files/patch-ltmain.sh b/x11-toolkits/p5-qt/files/patch-ltmain.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index fafd763de12c..000000000000
--- a/x11-toolkits/p5-qt/files/patch-ltmain.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
---- admin/ltmain.sh.orig	Wed Mar 17 11:03:30 2004
-+++ admin/ltmain.sh	Wed Mar 17 11:03:42 2004
-@@ -4754,10 +4754,12 @@
- 	fi
- 
- 	# Install the pseudo-library for information purposes.
-+	if /usr/bin/false ; then
- 	name=`$echo "X$file" | $Xsed -e 's%^.*/%%'`
- 	instname="$dir/$name"i
- 	$show "$install_prog $instname $destdir/$name"
- 	$run eval "$install_prog $instname $destdir/$name" || exit $?
-+	fi
- 
- 	# Maybe install the static library, too.
- 	test -n "$old_library" && staticlibs="$staticlibs $dir/$old_library"
diff --git a/x11/gdkxft/Makefile b/x11/gdkxft/Makefile
index f743dafc95f3..143ea846f371 100644
--- a/x11/gdkxft/Makefile
+++ b/x11/gdkxft/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ USE_GNOME=	gtk12
 WANT_GNOME=	yes
 USE_ICONV=	yes
 USE_REINPLACE=	yes
+USE_LIBTOOL_VER=15
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_TARGET=	--build=${ARCH}-portbld-freebsd${OSREL}
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	LDFLAGS="-L${LOCALBASE}/lib -L${X11BASE}/lib -lgnuregex -liconv" \
diff --git a/x11/gdkxft/files/patch-ltmain.sh b/x11/gdkxft/files/patch-ltmain.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index d74b3db2fef5..000000000000
--- a/x11/gdkxft/files/patch-ltmain.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
---- ltmain.sh.orig	Fri Oct 26 23:15:52 2001
-+++ ltmain.sh	Sat Dec 29 12:52:15 2001
-@@ -944,6 +944,7 @@
- 	;;
- 
-       -avoid-version)
-+	build_old_libs=no
- 	avoid_version=yes
- 	continue
- 	;;
-@@ -2408,6 +2409,9 @@
- 	  *-*-netbsd*)
- 	    # Don't link with libc until the a.out ld.so is fixed.
- 	    ;;
-+	  *-*-freebsd*)
-+	    # FreeBSD doesn't need this...
-+	    ;;
- 	  *)
- 	    # Add libc to deplibs on all other systems if necessary.
- 	    if test "$build_libtool_need_lc" = "yes"; then
-@@ -4175,10 +4179,12 @@
- 	fi
- 
- 	# Install the pseudo-library for information purposes.
-+	if /usr/bin/false; then
- 	name=`$echo "X$file" | $Xsed -e 's%^.*/%%'`
- 	instname="$dir/$name"i
- 	$show "$install_prog $instname $destdir/$name"
- 	$run eval "$install_prog $instname $destdir/$name" || exit $?
-+	fi
- 
- 	# Maybe install the static library, too.
- 	test -n "$old_library" && staticlibs="$staticlibs $dir/$old_library"