diff --git a/editors/hte/Makefile b/editors/hte/Makefile
index 2e278a7bb747..667cbf7f8dae 100644
--- a/editors/hte/Makefile
+++ b/editors/hte/Makefile
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ LZO2_LIB_DEPENDS=	liblzo2.so:archivers/lzo2
 LZO2_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--with-included-lzo
 
 X11_DESC=	X11 textmode support
+X11_USES=		localbase:ldflags xorg
 X11_USE=		XORG=x11
-X11_USES=		localbase:ldflags
 X11_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	x11-textmode
 
 MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=	yes