diff --git a/audio/libmusicbrainz/Makefile b/audio/libmusicbrainz/Makefile
index 99584a09343c..927ddf29799a 100644
--- a/audio/libmusicbrainz/Makefile
+++ b/audio/libmusicbrainz/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ CONFLICTS=	musicbrainz-*
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
 USE_GNOME=	gnomehack gnometarget pkgconfig
 USE_REINPLACE=	yes
-GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+USE_LIBTOOL_VER=15
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	CPPFLAGS="-I${LOCALBASE}/include" \
 		LDFLAGS="-L${LOCALBASE}/lib"
 INSTALLS_SHLIB=	yes
diff --git a/audio/libmusicbrainz3/Makefile b/audio/libmusicbrainz3/Makefile
index 99584a09343c..927ddf29799a 100644
--- a/audio/libmusicbrainz3/Makefile
+++ b/audio/libmusicbrainz3/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ CONFLICTS=	musicbrainz-*
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
 USE_GNOME=	gnomehack gnometarget pkgconfig
 USE_REINPLACE=	yes
-GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+USE_LIBTOOL_VER=15
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	CPPFLAGS="-I${LOCALBASE}/include" \
 		LDFLAGS="-L${LOCALBASE}/lib"
 INSTALLS_SHLIB=	yes
diff --git a/audio/libmusicbrainz4/Makefile b/audio/libmusicbrainz4/Makefile
index 99584a09343c..927ddf29799a 100644
--- a/audio/libmusicbrainz4/Makefile
+++ b/audio/libmusicbrainz4/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ CONFLICTS=	musicbrainz-*
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
 USE_GNOME=	gnomehack gnometarget pkgconfig
 USE_REINPLACE=	yes
-GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+USE_LIBTOOL_VER=15
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	CPPFLAGS="-I${LOCALBASE}/include" \
 		LDFLAGS="-L${LOCALBASE}/lib"
 INSTALLS_SHLIB=	yes
diff --git a/audio/libmusicbrainz5/Makefile b/audio/libmusicbrainz5/Makefile
index 99584a09343c..927ddf29799a 100644
--- a/audio/libmusicbrainz5/Makefile
+++ b/audio/libmusicbrainz5/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ CONFLICTS=	musicbrainz-*
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
 USE_GNOME=	gnomehack gnometarget pkgconfig
 USE_REINPLACE=	yes
-GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+USE_LIBTOOL_VER=15
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	CPPFLAGS="-I${LOCALBASE}/include" \
 		LDFLAGS="-L${LOCALBASE}/lib"
 INSTALLS_SHLIB=	yes