diff --git a/graphics/colord-gtk/Makefile b/graphics/colord-gtk/Makefile
index 961569522732..37a233d1c70b 100644
--- a/graphics/colord-gtk/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/colord-gtk/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ MAINTAINER=	kwm@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Manage color profiles to accurately color input/output devices
 
 LICENSE=	LGPL3
-LICENSE_FILES=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
+LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	xsltproc:textproc/libxslt \
 		docbook-xsl-ns>0:textproc/docbook-xsl-ns
diff --git a/security/gnome-keyring/Makefile b/security/gnome-keyring/Makefile
index a86d07c0ae2f..57ed9a13248f 100644
--- a/security/gnome-keyring/Makefile
+++ b/security/gnome-keyring/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ MAINTAINER=	gnome@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Program that keeps passwords and other secrets
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
-LICENSE_FILES=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
+LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	ca_root_nss>=0:security/ca_root_nss \
 		docbook-xsl>=0:textproc/docbook-xsl \
diff --git a/x11/gdm/Makefile b/x11/gdm/Makefile
index 04cee3fed7e8..88ceea30ecc5 100644
--- a/x11/gdm/Makefile
+++ b/x11/gdm/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ MAINTAINER=	gnome@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	GNOME 3 display manager
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
-LICENSE_FILES=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
+LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	zenity>=3.0.0:x11/zenity \
 		itstool:textproc/itstool \