diff --git a/mail/libnewmail/Makefile b/mail/libnewmail/Makefile
index cb4ab1e0def3..ad7636519625 100644
--- a/mail/libnewmail/Makefile
+++ b/mail/libnewmail/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ COMMENT=	Generic mail checking library
 LIB_DEPENDS=	gnutls.40:${PORTSDIR}/security/gnutls \
 		oop.4:${PORTSDIR}/devel/liboop
 
+BROKEN=		does not configure
+
 USE_AUTOTOOLS=	libltdl:22 libtool:22
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
diff --git a/security/libprelude/Makefile b/security/libprelude/Makefile
index 5f5cfb79da3c..35872b5cf1e6 100644
--- a/security/libprelude/Makefile
+++ b/security/libprelude/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ COMMENT=	Framework library for Prelude NIDS
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	gnutls.40:${PORTSDIR}/security/gnutls
 
+BROKEN=		does not configure
+
 OPTIONS=	PERL "Include Perl bindings" off \
 		PYTHON "Include Python bindings" off