diff --git a/graphics/plotutils/Makefile b/graphics/plotutils/Makefile
index 8d36e0d7bdb6..b9883a7df9d1 100644
--- a/graphics/plotutils/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/plotutils/Makefile
@@ -1,28 +1,33 @@
 PORTNAME=	plotutils
 PORTVERSION=	2.6
 PORTREVISION=	9
 PORTEPOCH=	1
 CATEGORIES=	graphics
 MASTER_SITES=	GNU
 
 MAINTAINER=	stephen@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Plotting library and toolkit
 WWW=		https://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/plotutils.html
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libpng.so:graphics/png
 
-USES=		gmake libtool xorg	# parallel builds are broken with bmake(1)
-GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
-CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--enable-libplotter --enable-libxmi
+USES=		gmake libtool localbase:ldflags xorg	# parallel builds are broken with bmake(1)
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 USE_XORG=	ice sm x11 xaw xext xmu xt
-TEST_TARGET=	check
 
-CPPFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include
-LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib
+GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--enable-libplotter --enable-libxmi
+
+TEST_TARGET=	check
 
 INFO=		libxmi plotutils
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${OPSYS} == FreeBSD && ${OSVERSION} >= 1400091
+CPPFLAGS+=  -Dregister=
+.endif
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>