diff --git a/mail/pathalias/Makefile b/mail/pathalias/Makefile
index 1e345628f376..cbb0ccef7838 100644
--- a/mail/pathalias/Makefile
+++ b/mail/pathalias/Makefile
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ PORTNAME=	pathalias
 PORTVERSION=	9.16
 CATEGORIES=	mail
 MASTER_SITES=	ftp://ftp.dinoex.de/pub/approved/
-EXTRACT_SUFX=	.tar.Z
 
 MAINTAINER=	dinoex@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Mail routing tools
 
+USES=		tar:Z
+
 ALL_TARGET=	pathalias
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/pathalias man/man8/pathalias.8.gz