diff --git a/audio/mp3gain/Makefile b/audio/mp3gain/Makefile
index f37ae8ed6bd4..426d0a187d24 100644
--- a/audio/mp3gain/Makefile
+++ b/audio/mp3gain/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ COMMENT=	Tool to normalize the gain of MP3 files
 
 LICENSE=	LGPL21
 
-USES=		uidfix dos2unix zip
+USES=		zip dos2unix uidfix
 
 NO_WRKSUBDIR=	yes
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/mp3gain
diff --git a/emulators/vice/Makefile b/emulators/vice/Makefile
index f199502da033..35a075c8f0c6 100644
--- a/emulators/vice/Makefile
+++ b/emulators/vice/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	libpng15.so:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/png \
 
 RESTRICTED=	ROMs are copyrighted by Commodore Business Machines
 
-USES=		iconv:patch pkgconfig gmake makeinfo
+USES=		iconv:patch gmake pkgconfig makeinfo
 USE_XORG=	xpm ice sm xext xv xt x11 xmu
 USE_XORG+=	xrender xinerama xi xrandr xcursor xcomposite xdamage xfixes
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
diff --git a/graphics/gd/Makefile b/graphics/gd/Makefile
index 801a6880b461..a4102437565f 100644
--- a/graphics/gd/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/gd/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	libjpeg.so:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/jpeg \
 
 CONFLICTS=	bazaar-1.*
 
-USES=		libtool:keepla pathfix pkgconfig shebangfix tar:xz
+USES=		tar:xz pkgconfig pathfix libtool:keepla shebangfix
 SHEBANG_FILES=	${WRKSRC}/src/bdftogd
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
diff --git a/graphics/giflib/Makefile b/graphics/giflib/Makefile
index 9d34b91ce374..5208ed2a9f07 100644
--- a/graphics/giflib/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/giflib/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ COMMENT=	Tools and library routines for working with GIF images
 CONFLICTS=	libungif-[0-9]*
 PORTSCOUT=	limit:^4\.
 
-USES=		tar:bzip2 shebangfix libtool:oldver
+USES=		tar:bzip2 libtool:oldver shebangfix
 SHEBANG_FILES=	${WRKSRC}/util/gifburst
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
diff --git a/graphics/graphviz/Makefile b/graphics/graphviz/Makefile
index c757c2bced7c..0e09fd335f90 100644
--- a/graphics/graphviz/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/graphviz/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS+=	libjpeg.so:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/jpeg \
 		libexpat.so:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/expat2 \
 		libgd.so:${PORTSDIR}/${GD_PORT}
 
-USES=		bison gmake libtool:oldver pathfix pkgconfig shebangfix
+USES=		gmake bison libtool:oldver pkgconfig pathfix shebangfix
 USE_AUTOTOOLS=	libltdl
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib
diff --git a/graphics/jasper/Makefile b/graphics/jasper/Makefile
index 709c8238e61e..9d093857f4f8 100644
--- a/graphics/jasper/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/jasper/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	libjpeg.so:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/jpeg
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 
-USES=		libtool:keepla zip
+USES=		zip libtool:keepla
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CPPFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib
diff --git a/graphics/netpbm/Makefile b/graphics/netpbm/Makefile
index 19edbcfb48eb..e191014f0976 100644
--- a/graphics/netpbm/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/netpbm/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	libtiff.so:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/tiff \
 		libjasper.so:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/jasper \
 		libxml2.so:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/libxml2
 
-USES=		gmake perl5 shebangfix tar:tgz
+USES=		tar:tgz gmake perl5 shebangfix
 CFLAGS+=	-DPNG_DEPSTRUCT= -Iutil
 MAKE_ENV=	LN="${LN}" RANLIB="${RANLIB}"
 MAKEFILE=	GNUmakefile
diff --git a/graphics/swftools/Makefile b/graphics/swftools/Makefile
index b96dc18c74fd..72b54e83944a 100644
--- a/graphics/swftools/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/swftools/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	libt1.so:${PORTSDIR}/devel/t1lib \
 		libfreetype.so:${PORTSDIR}/print/freetype2 \
 		libfontconfig.so:${PORTSDIR}/x11-fonts/fontconfig
 
-USES=		pkgconfig gmake
+USES=		gmake pkgconfig
 USE_GL=		glut
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	ac_cv_lib_zzip_zzip_file_open=no
diff --git a/irc/xchat-fish/Makefile b/irc/xchat-fish/Makefile
index bbc54a9ed004..0c1e4dc0bc2c 100644
--- a/irc/xchat-fish/Makefile
+++ b/irc/xchat-fish/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ COMMENT=	Encryption plugin for XChat
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/lib/libmiracl.a:${PORTSDIR}/math/miracl
 RUN_DEPENDS=	xchat:${PORTSDIR}/irc/xchat
 
-USES=		dos2unix zip
+USES=		zip dos2unix
 NO_WRKSUBDIR=	yes
 DOCSDIR=	${PREFIX}/share/doc/${PKGNAMEPREFIX}${PORTNAME}
 CCFLAGS+=	-Wall -O2 -I${LOCALBASE}/include
diff --git a/irc/xchat-mircryption/Makefile b/irc/xchat-mircryption/Makefile
index 80af31323c0f..85b26a842497 100644
--- a/irc/xchat-mircryption/Makefile
+++ b/irc/xchat-mircryption/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ COMMENT=	Free encryption add-on for the popular XChat irc client
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	xchat:${PORTSDIR}/irc/xchat
 
-USES=		dos2unix zip
+USES=		zip dos2unix
 ALL_TARGET=	freebsd
 CFLAGS+=	-fPIC
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
diff --git a/mail/spamilter/Makefile b/mail/spamilter/Makefile
index 82e10a830b27..b43955ae8162 100644
--- a/mail/spamilter/Makefile
+++ b/mail/spamilter/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 NEED_ROOT=	yes
 
-USES=		shebangfix tar:tgz
+USES=		tar:tgz shebangfix
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--have-resn
 USE_RC_SUBR=	spamilter
diff --git a/x11-clocks/asclock/Makefile b/x11-clocks/asclock/Makefile
index 9de34299fbe0..44bc9b6cb307 100644
--- a/x11-clocks/asclock/Makefile
+++ b/x11-clocks/asclock/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ COMMENT=	Afterstep clock with some language extensions
 
 CONFLICTS=	asclock-gtk-[0-9]* asclock-xlib-[0-9]*
 
-USES=		imake tar:tgz
+USES=		tar:tgz imake
 USE_XORG=	xpm xext x11
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/asclock man/man1/asclock.1.gz
 
diff --git a/x11-toolkits/lesstif/Makefile b/x11-toolkits/lesstif/Makefile
index 9737244caf85..fb16c6f0daf7 100644
--- a/x11-toolkits/lesstif/Makefile
+++ b/x11-toolkits/lesstif/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	libfontconfig.so:${PORTSDIR}/x11-fonts/fontconfig \
 
 CONFLICTS?=	open-motif-*
 
-USES=		libtool tar:bzip2
+USES=		tar:bzip2 libtool
 USE_XORG=	sm ice xt xp xext x11 xextproto xrender xft
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes