diff --git a/mail/trojita/Makefile b/mail/trojita/Makefile
index aad6cd72c869..7c96fe31e11b 100644
--- a/mail/trojita/Makefile
+++ b/mail/trojita/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	mail
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/${PORTNAME}/src/
 
 MAINTAINER=	marco.broeder@posteo.eu
-COMMENT=	Fast cross-platform IMAP e-mail client using Qt 5 toolkit
+COMMENT?=	Fast cross-platform IMAP e-mail client using Qt 5 toolkit
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2 GPLv3
 LICENSE_COMB=	dual