diff --git a/sysutils/busybox-unstable/Makefile b/sysutils/busybox-unstable/Makefile
index dd855d669a12..6a4ffeb35da1 100644
--- a/sysutils/busybox-unstable/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/busybox-unstable/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	gsed:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/gsed
 
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	busybox-[1-9]*
 
+PORTSCOUT=	limitw:1,ODD
+
 MAKE_JOBS_SAFE=	yes
 MAKE_ARGS+=	SKIP_STRIP=y CC="${CC}" HOSTCC="${CC}" CXX="${CXX}" HOSTCXX="${CXX}"
 USE_BZIP2=	yes
diff --git a/sysutils/busybox/Makefile b/sysutils/busybox/Makefile
index 9f69da8c15b5..047fa1afe91b 100644
--- a/sysutils/busybox/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/busybox/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	gsed:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/gsed
 
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	busybox-unstable-*
 
+PORTSCOUT=	limitw:1,EVEN
+
 MAKE_JOBS_SAFE=	yes
 MAKE_ARGS+=	SKIP_STRIP=y CC="${CC}" HOSTCC="${CC}" CXX="${CXX}" HOSTCXX="${CXX}"
 USE_BZIP2=	yes