diff --git a/net-im/pidgin-fetion/Makefile b/net-im/pidgin-fetion/Makefile
index b4ff075edd6f..0e51d4ac7d18 100644
--- a/net-im/pidgin-fetion/Makefile
+++ b/net-im/pidgin-fetion/Makefile
@@ -23,5 +23,4 @@ LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
-NO_STAGE=	yes
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-im/telepathy-sofiasip/Makefile b/net-im/telepathy-sofiasip/Makefile
index 066d663163d8..0a299232ae33 100644
--- a/net-im/telepathy-sofiasip/Makefile
+++ b/net-im/telepathy-sofiasip/Makefile
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	sofia-sip-ua:${PORTSDIR}/net/sofia-sip \
 		dbus-glib-1:${PORTSDIR}/devel/dbus-glib
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
-USE_GMAKE=	yes
 USE_OPENSSL=	yes
-USES=		pkgconfig
+USES=		pkgconfig gmake
 USE_GNOME=	glib20
 
-NO_STAGE=	yes
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-im/vqcc-gtk/Makefile b/net-im/vqcc-gtk/Makefile
index a41146ba96a0..a99e1ce94a08 100644
--- a/net-im/vqcc-gtk/Makefile
+++ b/net-im/vqcc-gtk/Makefile
@@ -19,5 +19,4 @@ GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CPPFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include ${PTHREAD_CFLAGS}
 LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib ${PTHREAD_LIBS} -lintl
 
-NO_STAGE=	yes
 .include <bsd.port.mk>