diff --git a/x11/9term/Makefile b/x11/9term/Makefile
index 2a5c2cd6aa97..48b07d84a62c 100644
--- a/x11/9term/Makefile
+++ b/x11/9term/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Date created:         Sun Aug 13 12:36:14 CDT 1995
 # Whom:                 erich@rrnet.com
 #
-# $Id: Makefile,v 1.3 1996/11/12 02:19:30 obrien Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile,v 1.4 1996/12/07 09:05:09 asami Exp $
 #
 
 DISTNAME=       9term.1.6.3
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ MASTER_SITES=   ftp://ftp.ecf.toronto.edu/pub/plan9/matty/
 
 MAINTAINER=	erich@FreeBSD.org
 
-# needs library and private header
-DEPENDS=	${PORTSDIR}/plan9/sam
+# needs library and private header, but not during runtime
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	/always_build_it:${PORTSDIR}/plan9/sam
 
 NO_WRKSUBDIR=	yes