diff --git a/astro/libnova/Makefile b/astro/libnova/Makefile
index a9056e3aa965..46bd7bc56008 100644
--- a/astro/libnova/Makefile
+++ b/astro/libnova/Makefile
@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@ MASTER_SITES=	SF/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}/v%20${PORTVERSION}
 MAINTAINER=	dhn@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Astronomical Calculation Library
 
+USES=		autoreconf libtool
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
-USES=		libtool
-USE_AUTOTOOLS=	aclocal autoheader autoconf automake libtoolize
-AUTOMAKE_ARGS=	-a -c -f
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
+INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}