diff --git a/editors/gnotepad+/Makefile b/editors/gnotepad+/Makefile
index 7e443924f901..6335fd8904e4 100644
--- a/editors/gnotepad+/Makefile
+++ b/editors/gnotepad+/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ MAN1=	gnp.1
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 post-patch:
-	@${PERL} -pi.fbsd -e 's|use_gtkhtml=yes|use_gtkhtml=no|g' ${WRKSRC}/configure.in
+	@${PERL} -pi.fbsd -e 's|use_gtkhtml=yes|use_gtkhtml=no|g' ${WRKSRC}/configure
 
 .if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
 post-extract: