diff --git a/devel/m4/Makefile b/devel/m4/Makefile
index 7dfee5d5cb10..c1bf3a0b8b47 100644
--- a/devel/m4/Makefile
+++ b/devel/m4/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ INFO=	m4
 
 EXAMPLESDIR=	share/examples/gm4
 
-OPTIONS_DEFINE=			LIBSIGSEGV
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=			LIBSIGSEGV EXAMPLES
 LIBSIGSEGV_DESC=		Use alternative page fault handler (GNU libsigsegv)
 LIBSIGSEGV_LIB_DEPENDS=		libsigsegv.so:${PORTSDIR}/devel/libsigsegv
 LIBSIGSEGV_CONFIGURE_ON=	--with-libsigsegv-prefix=${LOCALBASE}
diff --git a/devel/ninja/Makefile b/devel/ninja/Makefile
index ec332b486b2f..c51a3e771a12 100644
--- a/devel/ninja/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ninja/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ USE_PYTHON_BUILD=	yes
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/ninja
 PORTDOCS=	COPYING HACKING.md README manual.asciidoc
 
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
+
 do-build:
 	@(cd ${WRKSRC} && \
 		CXX="${CXX}" CFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS}" ${PYTHON_CMD} bootstrap.py --verbose)
diff --git a/games/freesweep/Makefile b/games/freesweep/Makefile
index 1c44bc2b723a..92f519fbe1c1 100644
--- a/games/freesweep/Makefile
+++ b/games/freesweep/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ COMMENT=	Minesweeper-style game for text-mode terminals
 LICENSE=	GPLv2 GPLv3
 LICENSE_COMB=	dual
 
-USES=			gmake
+USES=		gmake
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--with-prefsdir=${DATADIR} \
 		--with-scoresdir=${DATADIR} \
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ ALL_TARGET=	${PORTNAME}
 
 PORTDOCS=	CHANGES README
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/${PORTNAME} man/man6/${PORTNAME}.6.gz \
-				%%DATADIR%%/sweeprc %%DATADIR%%/sweeptimes
+		%%DATADIR%%/sweeprc %%DATADIR%%/sweeptimes
 PLIST_DIRS=	%%DATADIR%%
 
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
+
 post-install:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 .for file in ${PORTDOCS}
diff --git a/misc/figlet/Makefile b/misc/figlet/Makefile
index 2bb95cef456e..413128559884 100644
--- a/misc/figlet/Makefile
+++ b/misc/figlet/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 MAKE_ENV=	datadir=${DATADIR} prefix=${PREFIX}
 MAKE_ARGS=	LD=${CC}
 
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
+
 regression-test:
 	@ cd ${WRKSRC} && ${MAKE} check
 
diff --git a/ports-mgmt/portlint/Makefile b/ports-mgmt/portlint/Makefile
index 96e3d332c479..2563e1df6025 100644
--- a/ports-mgmt/portlint/Makefile
+++ b/ports-mgmt/portlint/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ PLIST_FILES=	bin/portlint \
 
 PORTEXAMPLES=	portlintgrep
 
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	EXAMPLES
+
 pre-patch:
 	@${CP} -R ${SRC} ${WRKDIR}
 
diff --git a/textproc/py-pygments/Makefile b/textproc/py-pygments/Makefile
index 310b8cbd203c..e7c83ba70fb4 100644
--- a/textproc/py-pygments/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/py-pygments/Makefile
@@ -18,4 +18,6 @@ USE_PYTHON=		yes
 USE_PYDISTUTILS=	yes
 PYDISTUTILS_AUTOPLIST=	yes
 
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>