2 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/news/newsstar/Makefile b/news/newsstar/Makefile
index db2fa37eb3c1..16b53d8dcd4d 100644
--- a/news/newsstar/Makefile
+++ b/news/newsstar/Makefile
@@ -23,14 +23,13 @@ SHEBANG_FILES=	newsstar.in
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		SSL
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	SSL
 
-CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--prefix=${PREFIX} \
-		--disable-chown \
+CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--disable-chown \
 		--with-conf-dir=${PREFIX}/etc/newsstar \
 		--with-rc-dir=/var/spool/newsstar/lib \
 		--with-incoming-dir=/var/spool/newsstar/incoming
 
-CONFIGURE_ENV=	LIBS="-L${LOCALBASE}/lib ${ICONV_LIB}"
 CPPFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include
+LIBS+=		-L${LOCALBASE}/lib ${ICONV_LIB}
 
 .include <bsd.port.options.mk>
 
diff --git a/news/noffle/Makefile b/news/noffle/Makefile
index 82df632623da..275e33dd63de 100644
--- a/news/noffle/Makefile
+++ b/news/noffle/Makefile
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--with-configfile=${LOCALBASE}/etc/noffle.conf \
 		--with-usersfile=${LOCALBASE}/etc/noffle.users
-CONFIGURE_ENV=	LIBS="-L${LOCALBASE}/lib"
 CPPFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include
+LIBS+=		-L${LOCALBASE}/lib
 
 SPOOL_DIR=	/var/spool/noffle
 PLIST_SUB+=	SPOOL_DIR=${SPOOL_DIR}