diff --git a/lang/php4/Makefile b/lang/php4/Makefile
index 19eb6811c08b..127ec13bc077 100644
--- a/lang/php4/Makefile
+++ b/lang/php4/Makefile
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--with-ldap=${LOCALBASE}
 .endif
 
 .if defined(WITH_OPENSSL) || defined(WITH_OPENSSL_DEP)
-USE_OPENSSL=	yes
+.include "${PORTSDIR}/Mk/bsd.openssl.mk"
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--with-openssl-dir=${OPENSSLBASE}
 .endif
 
diff --git a/lang/php5/Makefile b/lang/php5/Makefile
index 9d725812fd40..613844448a9f 100644
--- a/lang/php5/Makefile
+++ b/lang/php5/Makefile
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--with-ldap=${LOCALBASE}
 .endif
 
 .if defined(WITH_OPENSSL) || defined(WITH_OPENSSL_DEP)
-USE_OPENSSL=	yes
+.include "${PORTSDIR}/Mk/bsd.openssl.mk"
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--with-openssl-dir=${OPENSSLBASE}
 .endif
 
diff --git a/lang/php53/Makefile b/lang/php53/Makefile
index 9d725812fd40..613844448a9f 100644
--- a/lang/php53/Makefile
+++ b/lang/php53/Makefile
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--with-ldap=${LOCALBASE}
 .endif
 
 .if defined(WITH_OPENSSL) || defined(WITH_OPENSSL_DEP)
-USE_OPENSSL=	yes
+.include "${PORTSDIR}/Mk/bsd.openssl.mk"
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--with-openssl-dir=${OPENSSLBASE}
 .endif