diff --git a/deskutils/treeline/Makefile b/deskutils/treeline/Makefile
index c346b39452f5..878b59924d3b 100644
--- a/deskutils/treeline/Makefile
+++ b/deskutils/treeline/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ OPTIONS=	ASPELL "install with aspell support" off \
 		HTTPLOAD "install httpLoad plugin" off
 
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/TreeLine
-USE_QT4=		yes
+USE_QT4=	# empty
 USE_PYTHON=	2.5+
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 
diff --git a/devel/qbzr/Makefile b/devel/qbzr/Makefile
index b723ca658a98..bc73e8a3ff7b 100644
--- a/devel/qbzr/Makefile
+++ b/devel/qbzr/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	bzr:${PORTSDIR}/devel/bazaar-ng
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}
 
 USE_PYTHON=	yes
-USE_QT4=	yes
+USE_QT4=	# empty
 USE_PYDISTUTILS=	yes
 USE_GETTEXT=	yes
 INSTALLS_ICONS=	yes
diff --git a/misc/qt4-doc/Makefile b/misc/qt4-doc/Makefile
index 4bbb57d2f99c..badacdac78f3 100644
--- a/misc/qt4-doc/Makefile
+++ b/misc/qt4-doc/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	qt4-
 MAINTAINER=	kde@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Multiplatform C++ application framework
 
-USE_QT4=	yes
+USE_QT4=	# empty
 QT_DIST=	yes
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 
diff --git a/multimedia/avidemux2/Makefile b/multimedia/avidemux2/Makefile
index 524fb5502a92..47a5b7dd39a1 100644
--- a/multimedia/avidemux2/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/avidemux2/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ post-install:
 	${INSTALL_DATA} "${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}.desktop" "${DESKTOPDIR}"
 	@${ECHO_CMD} "${PORTNAME}.desktop" >> ${TMPPLIST}
 .endif
-.if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MQT4
+.if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MQT4}
 	@${SED} -e "s|%%PREFIX%%|${PREFIX}|g" -e "s|%%DATADIR%%|${DATADIR}|g" \
 	    -e "s|%%NAME%%|${PORTNAME}|g" -e "s|%%API%%|qt4|g" \
 	    < ${FILESDIR}/avidemux2.desktop.in > ${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}_qt4.desktop
diff --git a/multimedia/avidemux2/Makefile.common b/multimedia/avidemux2/Makefile.common
index ff3c1e96758d..53cadc989a79 100644
--- a/multimedia/avidemux2/Makefile.common
+++ b/multimedia/avidemux2/Makefile.common
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ LICENSE=	GPLv2
 CONFLICTS=	avidemux2-2.[0-46-9].*
 
 USE_GNOME=	libxml2
-USE_QT4=	yes
+USE_QT4=	# empty
 
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
 USE_ICONV=	yes
diff --git a/net/ekiga3/Makefile b/net/ekiga3/Makefile
index 9f0ef2e28284..b4ba8d382106 100644
--- a/net/ekiga3/Makefile
+++ b/net/ekiga3/Makefile
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ OPTIONS=	LDAP		"Enable LDAP support" off \
 BROKEN=		Please set WITH_DBUS or remove WITH_KDE4!
 .	endif
 USE_KDE4=		kdehier kdelibs
-USE_QT4=		yes
+USE_QT4=		# empty
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-kde
 .else
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--disable-kde