diff --git a/Tools/make_readmes b/Tools/make_readmes
index ee8167144fb4..089bc993442c 100644
--- a/Tools/make_readmes
+++ b/Tools/make_readmes
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 $PORTSDIR="/usr/ports";
-$README=`cat ${PORTSDIR}/Templates/README.port`;
+$TEMPLATES=$ENV{TEMPLATES} || "${PORTSDIR}/Templates";
+$README=`cat ${TEMPLATES}/README.port`;
 
 while(<>) {
 	split '\|';