diff --git a/converters/ruby-iconv/Makefile b/converters/ruby-iconv/Makefile
index 19c4743de460..9776cfad0dfa 100644
--- a/converters/ruby-iconv/Makefile
+++ b/converters/ruby-iconv/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	iconv
 PORTVERSION=	${REAL_PORTVERSION}
+PORTEPOCH=	1
 CATEGORIES=	converters ruby
 MASTER_SITES=	${REAL_MASTER_SITES}
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${RUBY_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
diff --git a/databases/ruby-gdbm/Makefile b/databases/ruby-gdbm/Makefile
index 172494629779..0a1251380364 100644
--- a/databases/ruby-gdbm/Makefile
+++ b/databases/ruby-gdbm/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	gdbm
 PORTVERSION=	${RUBY_PORTVERSION}
+PORTEPOCH=	1
 CATEGORIES=	databases ruby
 MASTER_SITES=	# none
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${RUBY_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
diff --git a/lang/ruby-mode.el/Makefile b/lang/ruby-mode.el/Makefile
index 02bb30ee1d2a..567b88fabe8c 100644
--- a/lang/ruby-mode.el/Makefile
+++ b/lang/ruby-mode.el/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	ruby-mode.el
 PORTVERSION=	${RUBY_PORTVERSION}
+PORTEPOCH=	1
 CATEGORIES=	lang ruby elisp
 MASTER_SITES=	# none
 DISTFILES=	# none
diff --git a/lang/ruby-tcltklib/Makefile b/lang/ruby-tcltklib/Makefile
index f97ecf727d59..781200cbfdf2 100644
--- a/lang/ruby-tcltklib/Makefile
+++ b/lang/ruby-tcltklib/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	tcltklib
 PORTVERSION=	${RUBY_PORTVERSION}
+PORTEPOCH=	1
 CATEGORIES+=	lang x11-toolkits ruby tcl${TCL_VERSION} tk${TK_VERSION}
 MASTER_SITES=	# none
 DISTFILES=	# none
diff --git a/lang/ruby18_static/Makefile b/lang/ruby18_static/Makefile
index 522cdb024132..e7d028bf058a 100644
--- a/lang/ruby18_static/Makefile
+++ b/lang/ruby18_static/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 MASTERDIR=	${.CURDIR}/../ruby16_static
 
 PORTREVISION=	0
+PORTEPOCH=	1
 
 RUBY_VER=	1.8
 
diff --git a/x11-toolkits/ruby-tk/Makefile b/x11-toolkits/ruby-tk/Makefile
index 053a2ba0b8fa..8cf468587b52 100644
--- a/x11-toolkits/ruby-tk/Makefile
+++ b/x11-toolkits/ruby-tk/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	tk
 PORTVERSION=	${RUBY_PORTVERSION}
+PORTEPOCH=	1
 CATEGORIES+=	x11-toolkits ruby tk${TK_VERSION}
 MASTER_SITES=	# none
 DISTFILES=	# none