diff --git a/arabic/ae_fonts_mono/Makefile b/arabic/ae_fonts_mono/Makefile
index a740e60f1210..1dddd6ab9445 100644
--- a/arabic/ae_fonts_mono/Makefile
+++ b/arabic/ae_fonts_mono/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	bdftopcf:${PORTSDIR}/x11-fonts/bdftopcf \
 		mkfontscale:${PORTSDIR}/x11-fonts/mkfontscale
 
 USE_XORG=	x11
-USE_BZIP2=	yes
+USES=		tar:bzip2
 SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
 
 do-build:
diff --git a/arabic/ae_fonts_ttf/Makefile b/arabic/ae_fonts_ttf/Makefile
index 4f51a55fa672..2eec1aa4a230 100644
--- a/arabic/ae_fonts_ttf/Makefile
+++ b/arabic/ae_fonts_ttf/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LICENSE=	GPLv2
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	ttmkfdir:${PORTSDIR}/x11-fonts/ttmkfdir
 
-USE_BZIP2=	yes
+USES=		tar:bzip2
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/ae_fonts1-${PORTVERSION}
 SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
 
diff --git a/arabic/kacst_fonts/Makefile b/arabic/kacst_fonts/Makefile
index 8fce18ba29e0..5bee0cac796a 100644
--- a/arabic/kacst_fonts/Makefile
+++ b/arabic/kacst_fonts/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ LICENSE=	GPLv2
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	ttmkfdir:${PORTSDIR}/x11-fonts/ttmkfdir
 
-USE_BZIP2=	yes
+USES=		tar:bzip2
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/KacstArabicFonts-${PORTVERSION}
 
 SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
 SUB_LIST=	PORTNAME="${PORTNAME}"
 
 do-build:
-	cd ${WRKDIR} && ttmkfdir -c -d ${WRKSRC} > ${WRKSRC}/fonts.dir
+	(cd ${WRKDIR} && ttmkfdir -c -d ${WRKSRC} > ${WRKSRC}/fonts.dir)
 
 do-install:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}/${PREFIX}/lib/X11/fonts/kacst_fonts