diff --git a/graphics/ppmcaption/Makefile b/graphics/ppmcaption/Makefile
index 519f5dc13a9b..e9f5911ccc7c 100644
--- a/graphics/ppmcaption/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/ppmcaption/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ MAKE_ARGS=	install_prefix=${STAGEDIR}
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/ppmcaption man/man1/ppmcaption.1.gz
 
 ONLY_FOR_ARCHS=	i386
-ONLY_FOR_ARCHS_REASON=	does not compile on ia64 or amd64; untested everywhere else
+ONLY_FOR_ARCHS_REASON=	does not compile on amd64; untested everywhere else
 
 post-patch:
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "s,-lang-c89,," ${WRKSRC}/configure
diff --git a/lang/py-prolog/Makefile b/lang/py-prolog/Makefile
index c199856c61fc..6111bda98eff 100644
--- a/lang/py-prolog/Makefile
+++ b/lang/py-prolog/Makefile
@@ -15,13 +15,9 @@ COMMENT=	Python extension embedding SWI-Prolog
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	swipl:lang/swi-pl
 RUN_DEPENDS=	swipl:lang/swi-pl
 
+BROKEN_amd64=	fails to build: can't link shared libraries to static
+
 USES=		python
 USE_PYTHON=	distutils autoplist
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${ARCH} == "ia64" || ${ARCH} == "amd64"
-BROKEN=		Does not build on ia64 or amd64 (can't link shared libraries to static)
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>