diff --git a/x11-toolkits/wxgtk28/Makefile b/x11-toolkits/wxgtk28/Makefile
index e61f53390733..a5be69343ad6 100644
--- a/x11-toolkits/wxgtk28/Makefile
+++ b/x11-toolkits/wxgtk28/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ LIB_DEPENDS+=	libpng.so:graphics/png\
 		libtiff.so:graphics/tiff\
 		libexpat.so:textproc/expat2
 
-USES=		compiler gmake iconv jpeg pkgconfig tar:bzip2
+USES=		compiler:c++11-lang gl gmake iconv jpeg localbase pkgconfig \
+		tar:bzip2
 USE_CXXSTD=	gnu++98
 USE_XORG=	x11 sm xxf86vm xinerama
 USE_GL=		glu
@@ -34,8 +35,6 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--with-libpng=sys\
 		--disable-backtrace\
 		--enable-graphics_ctx
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	X11BASE="${LOCALBASE}"
-CPPFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include
-LIBS+=		-L${LOCALBASE}/lib
 PLIST=		${.CURDIR}/pkg-plist
 
 WXGTK_FLAVOR?=	gtk2