diff --git a/Mk/bsd.port.mk b/Mk/bsd.port.mk
index f7121443f926..5735de01c676 100644
--- a/Mk/bsd.port.mk
+++ b/Mk/bsd.port.mk
@@ -3418,8 +3418,11 @@ fetch-list:
 # Generates patches.
 
 update-patches:
-	@toedit=`PATCH_WRKSRC=${PATCH_WRKSRC} PATCHDIR=${PATCHDIR} PATCH_LIST=${PATCHDIR}/patch-* \
-		DIFF_ARGS=${DIFF_ARGS} DISTORIG=${DISTORIG} \
+	@toedit=`PATCH_WRKSRC=${PATCH_WRKSRC} \
+		PATCHDIR=${PATCHDIR} \
+		PATCH_LIST=${PATCHDIR}/patch-* \
+		DIFF_ARGS=${DIFF_ARGS} \
+		DISTORIG=${DISTORIG} \
 		${SH} ${PORTSDIR}/Tools/scripts/update-patches`; \
 	case $$toedit in "");; \
 	*) ${ECHO} -n 'edit patches: '; read i; \