diff --git a/mail/claws-mail/Makefile b/mail/claws-mail/Makefile
index 5a8cb56fc69d..9e98ec8ce43a 100644
--- a/mail/claws-mail/Makefile
+++ b/mail/claws-mail/Makefile
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--program-suffix="-claws" --enable-ipv6 \
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} ${PTHREAD_CFLAGS}" \
 		CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -I${LOCALBASE}/include" \
 		LDFLAGS="-L${X11BASE}/lib -L${LOCALBASE}/lib" \
-		OPENSSL_CFLAGS="-I${OPENSSLINC}" \
-		OPENSSL_LIBS="-L${OPENSSLLIB} -lcrypto -lssl" \
 		LIBS="-L${LOCALBASE}/lib ${PTHREAD_LIBS}"
 
 OPTIONS=	ALL		"Enable all options."			off \
@@ -71,6 +69,8 @@ EXTRA_PATCHES=		${FILESDIR}/extra-doc:Makefile.in
 .include "${PORTSDIR}/Mk/bsd.openssl.mk"
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-openssl --with-openssl-includes=${OPENSSLINC} \
 			--with-openssl-libs=${OPENSSLLIB}
+CONFIGURE_ENV+=	OPENSSL_CFLAGS="-I${OPENSSLINC}" \
+			OPENSSL_LIBS="-L${OPENSSLLIB} -lcrypto -lssl"
 .else
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--disable-openssl
 .endif
diff --git a/mail/sylpheed-claws/Makefile b/mail/sylpheed-claws/Makefile
index 5a8cb56fc69d..9e98ec8ce43a 100644
--- a/mail/sylpheed-claws/Makefile
+++ b/mail/sylpheed-claws/Makefile
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--program-suffix="-claws" --enable-ipv6 \
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} ${PTHREAD_CFLAGS}" \
 		CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -I${LOCALBASE}/include" \
 		LDFLAGS="-L${X11BASE}/lib -L${LOCALBASE}/lib" \
-		OPENSSL_CFLAGS="-I${OPENSSLINC}" \
-		OPENSSL_LIBS="-L${OPENSSLLIB} -lcrypto -lssl" \
 		LIBS="-L${LOCALBASE}/lib ${PTHREAD_LIBS}"
 
 OPTIONS=	ALL		"Enable all options."			off \
@@ -71,6 +69,8 @@ EXTRA_PATCHES=		${FILESDIR}/extra-doc:Makefile.in
 .include "${PORTSDIR}/Mk/bsd.openssl.mk"
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-openssl --with-openssl-includes=${OPENSSLINC} \
 			--with-openssl-libs=${OPENSSLLIB}
+CONFIGURE_ENV+=	OPENSSL_CFLAGS="-I${OPENSSLINC}" \
+			OPENSSL_LIBS="-L${OPENSSLLIB} -lcrypto -lssl"
 .else
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--disable-openssl
 .endif