diff --git a/cad/alliance/Makefile b/cad/alliance/Makefile
index f6472b71e480..9b9f8473d2d1 100644
--- a/cad/alliance/Makefile
+++ b/cad/alliance/Makefile
@@ -1,58 +1,58 @@
 # Created by: hrs
 
 PORTNAME=	alliance
 DISTVERSION=	5.1.1
 PORTREVISION=	2
 CATEGORIES=	cad
 MASTER_SITES=	ftp://asim.lip6.fr/pub/alliance/distribution/5.0/ \
 		ftp://ftp.lyx.org/lip6/softs/alliance/distribution/5.0/ \
 		ftp://ftp.jussieu.fr/lip6/softs/alliance/distribution/5.0/
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Complete set of CAD tools and libraries for VLSI design
 
 LICENSE=	Alliance
 LICENSE_NAME=	Alliance VLSI Cad System License
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENCE
 LICENSE_PERMS=	dist-mirror dist-sell pkg-mirror pkg-sell auto-accept
 
 BROKEN_aarch64=	fails to link: collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	convert:graphics/ImageMagick7 \
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	convert:graphics/ImageMagick${IMAGEMAGICK_DEFAULT} \
 		fig2dev:print/fig2dev
 
 USES=		autoreconf:build gmake libtool motif tar:bz2 xorg
 USE_GCC=	yes
 USE_TEX=	dvipsk:build latex:build
 USE_XORG=	ice sm x11 xext xt
 
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ENV+=	ALLIANCE_TOP=${ALLIANCE_TOP} YACC=${YACC}
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--mandir=${MANPREFIX}/man \
 		--prefix=${ALLIANCE_TOP}
 
 MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=	yes
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 CFLAGS+=	-fcommon
 
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	fspclient
 
 SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/alliance/src
 
 ALLIANCE_TOP=	${PREFIX}/alliance
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e '/include <malloc.h>/d' \
 		${WRKSRC}/xgra/src/XSB_parse.c
-	# These Makefiles contain hardcoded references to make(1). Replace them with
-	# gmake(1) to avoid build failures of the documentation.
-	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's/; make/; gmake/' \
+# Recursive make commands should always use the variable MAKE, not the
+# explicit command name `make' (see the GNU make manual, section 5.7.1)
+	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's/; make/; $$(MAKE)/' \
 		${WRKSRC}/documentation/Makefile.am \
 		${WRKSRC}/documentation/alliance-examples/Makefile \
 		${WRKSRC}/documentation/tutorials/Makefile.am
 
 pre-configure:
 	@cd ${WRKSRC} && ./autostuff
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>