diff --git a/ports-mgmt/portupgrade-devel/Makefile b/ports-mgmt/portupgrade-devel/Makefile
index d72f3f553127..97b4a176b737 100644
--- a/ports-mgmt/portupgrade-devel/Makefile
+++ b/ports-mgmt/portupgrade-devel/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ DISTNAME=	pkgtools-${PORTVERSION}
 MAINTAINER=	knu@FreeBSD.org
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${RUBY_SITELIBDIR}/optparse.rb:${PORTSDIR}/devel/ruby-optparse \
-		pkg_tarup:${PORTSDIR}/misc/pkg_tarup
+		${LOCALBASE}/sbin/pkg_tarup:${PORTSDIR}/misc/pkg_tarup
 
 USE_RUBY=	yes
 
diff --git a/ports-mgmt/portupgrade/Makefile b/ports-mgmt/portupgrade/Makefile
index d72f3f553127..97b4a176b737 100644
--- a/ports-mgmt/portupgrade/Makefile
+++ b/ports-mgmt/portupgrade/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ DISTNAME=	pkgtools-${PORTVERSION}
 MAINTAINER=	knu@FreeBSD.org
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${RUBY_SITELIBDIR}/optparse.rb:${PORTSDIR}/devel/ruby-optparse \
-		pkg_tarup:${PORTSDIR}/misc/pkg_tarup
+		${LOCALBASE}/sbin/pkg_tarup:${PORTSDIR}/misc/pkg_tarup
 
 USE_RUBY=	yes
 
diff --git a/sysutils/portupgrade-devel/Makefile b/sysutils/portupgrade-devel/Makefile
index d72f3f553127..97b4a176b737 100644
--- a/sysutils/portupgrade-devel/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/portupgrade-devel/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ DISTNAME=	pkgtools-${PORTVERSION}
 MAINTAINER=	knu@FreeBSD.org
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${RUBY_SITELIBDIR}/optparse.rb:${PORTSDIR}/devel/ruby-optparse \
-		pkg_tarup:${PORTSDIR}/misc/pkg_tarup
+		${LOCALBASE}/sbin/pkg_tarup:${PORTSDIR}/misc/pkg_tarup
 
 USE_RUBY=	yes
 
diff --git a/sysutils/portupgrade/Makefile b/sysutils/portupgrade/Makefile
index d72f3f553127..97b4a176b737 100644
--- a/sysutils/portupgrade/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/portupgrade/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ DISTNAME=	pkgtools-${PORTVERSION}
 MAINTAINER=	knu@FreeBSD.org
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${RUBY_SITELIBDIR}/optparse.rb:${PORTSDIR}/devel/ruby-optparse \
-		pkg_tarup:${PORTSDIR}/misc/pkg_tarup
+		${LOCALBASE}/sbin/pkg_tarup:${PORTSDIR}/misc/pkg_tarup
 
 USE_RUBY=	yes