diff --git a/print/ghostscript8/Makefile b/print/ghostscript8/Makefile
index 45b7309abf23..359dd0c0bf68 100644
--- a/print/ghostscript8/Makefile
+++ b/print/ghostscript8/Makefile
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ MLINKS=		gslp.1 gsbj.1 \
 CIDFONTDIR=	${DATADIR}/${PORTVERSION}/Resource
 EXCLUDE_DIRS=	jbig2dec jpeg expat jasper libpng tiff zlib
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 .include "Makefile.drivers"
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 .include "${FILESDIR}/Makefile.drivers_post"
 
 .for D in ${OPTIONS_DEFINE:MGS_*:S/^GS_//}
@@ -171,10 +171,12 @@ pre-build-drivers.mak:
 .for D in ${OPTIONS_DEFINE:MGS_*:S/^GS_//}
 .for N in ${DEVS_LIST}
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MGS_${D}}
+.if !defined(OPTIONS_UNSET) || !${OPTIONS_UNSET:MGS_${D}}
 .for X in ${DEVICE_${N}:M${D}.dev}
 	@${ECHO_CMD} 'DEVICE_${N}+= $$(DD)${D}.dev'  >> ${WRKSRC}/base/drivers.mak
 .endfor
 .endif
+.endif
 .endfor
 .endfor
 
diff --git a/print/ghostscript8/Makefile.drivers b/print/ghostscript8/Makefile.drivers
index a2bc5f2901f8..175e4975a4ab 100644
--- a/print/ghostscript8/Makefile.drivers
+++ b/print/ghostscript8/Makefile.drivers
@@ -13,11 +13,9 @@ OPTIONS_X11= \
 	GS_x11rg16x \
 	GS_x11rg32x
 
-.if ${ARCH:Mamd64} || ${ARCH:Mi386}
 OPTIONS_SVGALIB= \
 	GS_lvga256 \
 	GS_vgalib
-.endif
 
 OPTIONS_ICONV= \
 	GS_oprp \
diff --git a/print/ghostscript8/files/Makefile.drivers_post b/print/ghostscript8/files/Makefile.drivers_post
index 20e7a086c9f3..ee68a8ffaafd 100644
--- a/print/ghostscript8/files/Makefile.drivers_post
+++ b/print/ghostscript8/files/Makefile.drivers_post
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ VGA_DEVS= lvga256 vgalib
 
 .for D in ${VGA_DEVS}
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MGS_${D}}
+.if ${ARCH:Mamd64} || ${ARCH:Mi386}
 _VGA_DEVS+= ${D}
+.else
+OPTIONS_UNSET+=	${PORT_OPTIONS:MGS_${D}}
+.endif
 .endif
 .endfor
 
diff --git a/print/ghostscript9/Makefile b/print/ghostscript9/Makefile
index 09a0b821e3c9..aace4e710856 100644
--- a/print/ghostscript9/Makefile
+++ b/print/ghostscript9/Makefile
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ MLINKS=		gslp.1 gsbj.1 \
 
 EXCLUDE_DIRS=	freetype jbig2dec jpeg expat jasper libpng tiff zlib
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 .include "Makefile.drivers"
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 .include "${FILESDIR}/Makefile.drivers_post"
 
 .for D in ${OPTIONS_DEFINE:MGS_*:S/^GS_//}
@@ -172,10 +172,12 @@ pre-build-drivers.mak:
 .for D in ${OPTIONS_DEFINE:MGS_*:S/^GS_//}
 .for N in ${DEVS_LIST}
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MGS_${D}}
+.if !defined(OPTIONS_UNSET) || !${OPTIONS_UNSET:MGS_${D}}
 .for X in ${${N:S/^/DEVICE_/:S/^DEVICE_DISPLAY_DEV/DISPLAY_DEV/}:M${D}.dev}
 	@${ECHO_CMD} '${N:S/^/DEVICE_/:S/^DEVICE_DISPLAY_DEV/DISPLAY_DEV/}+= $$(DD)${D}.dev'  >> ${WRKSRC}/base/drivers.mak
 .endfor
 .endif
+.endif
 .endfor
 .endfor
 
diff --git a/print/ghostscript9/Makefile.drivers b/print/ghostscript9/Makefile.drivers
index 6a1088da34b0..5371b50ebbc4 100644
--- a/print/ghostscript9/Makefile.drivers
+++ b/print/ghostscript9/Makefile.drivers
@@ -13,11 +13,9 @@ OPTIONS_X11= \
 	GS_x11rg16x \
 	GS_x11rg32x
 
-.if ${ARCH:Mamd64} || ${ARCH:Mi386}
 OPTIONS_SVGALIB= \
 	GS_lvga256 \
 	GS_vgalib
-.endif
 
 OPTIONS_ICONV= \
 	GS_oprp \
diff --git a/print/ghostscript9/files/Makefile.drivers_post b/print/ghostscript9/files/Makefile.drivers_post
index 2f947d23ad18..09230870cc8c 100644
--- a/print/ghostscript9/files/Makefile.drivers_post
+++ b/print/ghostscript9/files/Makefile.drivers_post
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ VGA_DEVS= lvga256 vgalib
 
 .for D in ${VGA_DEVS}
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MGS_${D}}
+.if ${ARCH:Mamd64} || ${ARCH:Mi386}
 _VGA_DEVS+= ${D}
+.else
+OPTIONS_UNSET+=	${PORT_OPTIONS:MGS_${D}}
+.endif
 .endif
 .endfor