diff --git a/devel/qmake/qmake.port.mk b/devel/qmake/qmake.port.mk
index 126ffc8013a..27c5179a6d1 100644
--- a/devel/qmake/qmake.port.mk
+++ b/devel/qmake/qmake.port.mk
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@ MODQMAKE_ARGS +=	PREFIX=${PREFIX} \
 			QMAKE_LFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}" \
 			QMAKE_LFLAGS_RELEASE="${LDFLAGS}"
 
-.if !${MODULES:Mx11/qt3} || ${MODQT_QMAKE} != ${MODQT3_QMAKE}
 MODQMAKE_RECURSIVE ?=	Yes
-.else
-MODQMAKE_RECURSIVE =	No
-.endif
 .if ${MODQMAKE_RECURSIVE:L} == "yes"
 MODQMAKE_ARGS +=	-recursive
 .endif