diff --git a/print/tex-formats/Makefile b/print/tex-formats/Makefile
index 4d3bada80a04..a4d80c15845b 100644
--- a/print/tex-formats/Makefile
+++ b/print/tex-formats/Makefile
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 PORTNAME=	formats
 PORTVERSION=	${TEXLIVE_VERSION}
 CATEGORIES=	print
 MASTER_SITES=	#empty
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	tex-
 DISTFILES=	#empty
 EXTRACT_ONLY=	#empty
 
 MAINTAINER=	tex@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Formats for basic TeX engines and the 'latex' command
 WWW=		https://tug.org/texlive/
 
 USES=		tex
-USE_TEX=	basic fmtutil texhash texmf web2c
+USE_TEX=	base basic fmtutil texhash texmf web2c
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 NO_INSTALL=	yes
 
 TEXHASHDIRS=	${TEXMFVARDIR}
 TEX_FORMATS=	amstex csplain eplain latex-bin metafont mex mptopdf \
 		pdftex tex
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>