diff --git a/comms/atslog/Makefile b/comms/atslog/Makefile
index 7106e1a85cc1..14e4927e4079 100644
--- a/comms/atslog/Makefile
+++ b/comms/atslog/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--localstatedir=/var
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if defined(WITHOUT_MYSQL) && !defined(WITH_PGSQL)
-IGNORE=	is useless without a database. Please (re)run 'make config' and choose one of PGSQL and MYSQL"
+IGNORE=	is useless without a database. Please (re)run 'make config' and choose one of PGSQL and MYSQL
 .endif
 
 .if !defined(WITHOUT_WWW)
diff --git a/devel/p4api/Makefile b/devel/p4api/Makefile
index da1b39baa33e..10be6fa81ed3 100644
--- a/devel/p4api/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p4api/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ PLATFORM_SUFX=	x86
 .elif ${ARCH} == amd64
 PLATFORM_SUFX=	x86_64
 .else
-IGNORE=		"Unsupported platform, sorry."
+IGNORE=		Unsupported platform, sorry.
 .endif
 
 TAR_FILES=	p4api.tgz
diff --git a/java/jai/Makefile b/java/jai/Makefile
index 9a6a2413dc0f..499c29a38193 100644
--- a/java/jai/Makefile
+++ b/java/jai/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ PORTDOCS=	\
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if !exists(${DISTDIR}/${DISTNAME}${EXTRACT_SUFX}) && !defined(PACKAGE_BUILDING)
-IGNORE=		"You must manually fetch from the \"Java Advanced Imaging API 1.1.3 Download Page\", the \"Java (no native acceleration)\" distribution \(${DISTNAME}${EXTRACT_SUFX}\) from ${DOWNLOAD_URL}, place it in ${DISTDIR} and then run make again"
+IGNORE=		You must manually fetch from the \"Java Advanced Imaging API 1.1.3 Download Page\", the \"Java (no native acceleration)\" distribution \(${DISTNAME}${EXTRACT_SUFX}\) from ${DOWNLOAD_URL}, place it in ${DISTDIR} and then run make again
 .endif
 
 do-install:
diff --git a/mail/cyrus-imapd2/Makefile b/mail/cyrus-imapd2/Makefile
index d2a3c4bd72c5..184755eb3501 100644
--- a/mail/cyrus-imapd2/Makefile
+++ b/mail/cyrus-imapd2/Makefile
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ USE_BDB_VER=	41
 .if ${USE_BDB_VER} == 4
 USE_BDB=	40
 .elif ${USE_BDB_VER} != 41
-IGNORE=		"cannot install: WITH_BDB_VER must be 4 or 41"
+IGNORE=		cannot install: WITH_BDB_VER must be 4 or 41
 .endif
 USE_BDB?=	${USE_BDB_VER}
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--with-bdb-incdir=${LOCALBASE}/include/db${USE_BDB_VER} \
diff --git a/net-mgmt/ng_ipacct/Makefile b/net-mgmt/ng_ipacct/Makefile
index 338bbff9a8a4..277bc8c0c016 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/ng_ipacct/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/ng_ipacct/Makefile
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ MAINTAINER=	skv@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Netgraph IP accounting
 
 .ifndef PACKAGE_BUILDING
-NO_PACKAGE=	"Depends on kernel"
+NO_PACKAGE=	Depends on kernel
 .else
-IGNORE=		"Depends on kernel"
+IGNORE=		Depends on kernel
 .endif
 
 OPTIONS=	MEM_ZONE "Use UMA zone allocator (>= 5.x only)" on
diff --git a/sysutils/pear-I18Nv2/Makefile b/sysutils/pear-I18Nv2/Makefile
index a8f255814073..831560ab423a 100644
--- a/sysutils/pear-I18Nv2/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/pear-I18Nv2/Makefile
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ post-extract:
 PHP_VERS=	${PHP_VERSION:S/.//g}
 
 .if defined(PHP_VERS) && ${PHP_VERS} < 406
-#IGNORE=		"You need PHP 4.0.6 or later to install PEAR::I18Nv2"
+#IGNORE=		You need PHP 4.0.6 or later to install PEAR::I18Nv2
 .endif
 
 .include "${PORTSDIR}/devel/pear/bsd.pear.mk"