diff --git a/devel/ossp-val/Makefile b/devel/ossp-val/Makefile
index 193a1053c722..6795e3b57220 100644
--- a/devel/ossp-val/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ossp-val/Makefile
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
-# ex:ts=8	-*-mode: makefile-*-
-#
 # New ports collection makefile for:	ossp-val
-# Date created:		2003-01-31
-# Whom:			Alan Eldridge <alane@geeksrus.net>
+# Date created:				2003-01-31
+# Whom:					Alan Eldridge <alane@geeksrus.net>
 #
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
 PORTNAME=	val
-PORTVERSION=	0.9.3
+PORTVERSION=	0.9.4
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	${MASTER_SITE_OSSP}
 MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR=	lib/${PORTNAME}
@@ -20,13 +18,19 @@ COMMENT=	A flexible name to value mapping library for C variables
 LIB_DEPENDS=	ex.10:${PORTSDIR}/devel/ossp-ex
 
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
-USE_LIBTOOL_VER=	15
 INSTALLS_SHLIB=	yes
+GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+CONFIGURE_TARGET=	--build=${MACHINE_ARCH}-portbld-freebsd${OSREL}
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--with-ex=${LOCALBASE}
+USE_LIBTOOL_VER=	15
 
 MAN1=	val-config.1
 MAN3=	val.3
 
 NOT_FOR_ARCHS=	alpha
 
+check:
+	build
+	@(cd ${WRKSRC} && ${SETENV} ${MAKE_ENV} ${MAKE} ${MAKE_FLAGS} ${MAKEFILE} ${MAKE_ARGS} check)
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/ossp-val/distinfo b/devel/ossp-val/distinfo
index 4e1411e6ea12..9df90dd0637f 100644
--- a/devel/ossp-val/distinfo
+++ b/devel/ossp-val/distinfo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-MD5 (val-0.9.3.tar.gz) = 76a015b2574aec6f15008d81a2c057c8
-SIZE (val-0.9.3.tar.gz) = 304477
+MD5 (val-0.9.4.tar.gz) = da57aee1faf180076edab6ff8aeb33da
+SIZE (val-0.9.4.tar.gz) = 312593