diff --git a/audio/gnuitar/Makefile b/audio/gnuitar/Makefile
index ee594c9e3bc6..3a20954abae7 100644
--- a/audio/gnuitar/Makefile
+++ b/audio/gnuitar/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--with-gtk2 \
 TXT_DOCS=	AUTHORS COPYING FAQ INSTALL NEWS README TODO ChangeLog
 HTML_DOCS=	faq.html index.html install.html readme.html
 PORTDOCS=	${TXT_DOCS} ${HTML_DOCS}
+USE_GMAKE=	yes
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	SUID DOCS
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	SUID