diff --git a/Mk/Uses/ghostscript.mk b/Mk/Uses/ghostscript.mk
index 8e5010986ccd..dd6ed4bab1ac 100644
--- a/Mk/Uses/ghostscript.mk
+++ b/Mk/Uses/ghostscript.mk
@@ -1,108 +1,123 @@
 # Provide support for ghostscript ports.
 #
 # Feature:	ghostscript
 # Usage:	USES=ghostscript or USES=ghostscript:args
-# Valid ARGS:	<version>, build, run, test, x11
+# Valid ARGS:	<version>, build, run, test, x11, lib
 #
 # version 	The chooseable versions are 9, agpl and 10. If no version is
 #		specified version agpl is selected. 9 and agpl are synonymous.
 #
 #		USES=ghostscript:9	# Use Ghostscript 9
 #		USES=ghostscript:run	# Use the set default Ghostscript as a run dependency
 #		USES=ghostscript:9,build # Use ghostscript 9 as a build dependency.
 #
 # x11		Indicate that X11 support is required.
 # build		Indicates that Ghostscript is needed at build time and adds
 #		it as BUILD_DEPENDS.
 # run		Indicates that Ghostscript is needed at run time and adds
 #		it as RUN_DEPENDS.
 # test		Indicates that Ghostscript is needed at test time and adds
 #		it as TEST_DEPENDS.
+# lib		Indicates that Ghostscript is needed at link time and adds
+#		it as LIB_DEPENDS.
 #
 # If build and run are omitted, Ghostscript will be added as BUILD_DEPENDS and
 # RUN_DEPENDS.
 #
 # MAINTAINER: ports@FreeBSD.org
 
 .if !defined(_INCLUDE_USES_GHOSTSCRIPT_MK)
 _INCLUDE_USES_GHOSTSCRIPT_MK=	yes
 
 # allowed versions
 # When adding a version, please keep the comment in
 # Mk/bsd.default-versions.mk in sync.
 _GS_VERSION=	9 agpl 10
 
 _GS_ARGS=	${ghostscript_ARGS}
 
-.  if ${_GS_ARGS:N9:N10:Nagpl:Nx11:Nbuild:Nrun:Ntest}
+.  if ${_GS_ARGS:N9:N10:Nagpl:Nx11:Nbuild:Nrun:Ntest:Nlib}
 IGNORE?=	Unknown ghostscript argument ${_GS_ARGS}
 .  endif
 
 .  if ${GHOSTSCRIPT_DEFAULT:N9:Nagpl:N10}
 IGNORE?=	Invalid GHOSTSCRIPT_DEFAULT value: ${GHOSTSCRIPT_DEFAULT}, please select one of ${_GS_VERSION}
 .  endif
 
 # Make sure that no dependency or some other environment variable
 # pollutes the build/run dependency detection
 .undef _GS_BUILD_DEP
 .undef _GS_RUN_DEP
 .undef _GS_TEST_DEP
+.undef _GS_LIB_DEP
 .  if ${_GS_ARGS:Mbuild}
 _GS_BUILD_DEP=	yes
 .  endif
 .  if ${_GS_ARGS:Mrun}
 _GS_RUN_DEP=	yes
 .  endif
 .  if ${_GS_ARGS:Mtest}
 _GS_TEST_DEP=	yes
 .  endif
+.  if ${_GS_ARGS:Mlib}
+_GS_LIB_DEP=	yes
+.  endif
 
-# The port does not specify a build, run, or test dependency, assume that
+# The port does not specify a build, run, test, or lib dependency, assume that
 # a build and run dependency is required.
-.  if !defined(_GS_BUILD_DEP) && !defined(_GS_RUN_DEP) && !defined(_GS_TEST_DEP)
+.  if !defined(_GS_BUILD_DEP) && !defined(_GS_RUN_DEP) && !defined(_GS_TEST_DEP) && !defined(_GS_LIB_DEP)
 _GS_BUILD_DEP=	yes
 _GS_RUN_DEP=	yes
 .  endif
 
 .undef _GS_SELECTED
 .  for V in ${_GS_ARGS} ${GHOSTSCRIPT_DEFAULT}
 _V=${V}
 .    if ${_V:M10}
 _GS_SELECTED?=		10
 .    elif ${_V:M9}
 _GS_SELECTED?=		9-agpl
 .    elif ${_V:Magpl}
 _GS_SELECTED?=		9-agpl
 .    endif
 .  endfor
 
 .  undef _GS_FLAVORED
 .  if empty(_GS_SELECTED:M9-agpl)
 _GS_FLAVORED=	yes
 .  endif
 
 # Resolve minor version number for X11.so library.
 .  if !empty(_GS_SELECTED:M10)
 _GS_VERSION_MINOR=	10.01.2
 .  elif !empty(_GS_SELECTED:M9-agpl)
 _GS_VERSION_MINOR=	9.56.1
 .  endif
 
 # dependencies
+_GS_LIB=	libgs.so
 _GS_PKGNAME=	ghostscript${_GS_SELECTED}${_GS_FLAVORED:?:-base}
 _GS_X11_PKGNAME=ghostscript${_GS_SELECTED}-x11
 _GS_PORT=	print/ghostscript${_GS_SELECTED}${_GS_FLAVORED:?:-base}
 _GS_X11_PORT=	print/ghostscript${_GS_SELECTED}${_GS_FLAVORED:?@:-}x11
 
-.  for type in BUILD RUN TEST
+.  for type in BUILD RUN TEST LIB
 .    if defined(_GS_${type}_DEP)
-.      if defined(_GS_FLAVORED) || !${_GS_ARGS:Mx11}
+.      if !defined(_GS_FLAVORED) || !${_GS_ARGS:Mx11}
+.        if ${type:MLIB}
+${type}_DEPENDS+=	${_GS_LIB}:${_GS_PORT}
+.        else
 ${type}_DEPENDS+=	${_GS_PKGNAME}>=${_GS_VERSION_MINOR}:${_GS_PORT}
+.        endif
 .      endif
 .      if ${_GS_ARGS:Mx11}
+.        if ${type:MLIB}
+${type}_DEPENDS+=	${_GS_LIB}:${_GS_X11_PORT}
+.        else
 ${type}_DEPENDS+=	${_GS_X11_PKGNAME}>=${_GS_VERSION_MINOR}:${_GS_X11_PORT}
+.        endif
 .      endif
 .    endif
 .  endfor
 
 .endif # _INCLUDE_USES_GHOSTSCRIPT_MK