diff --git a/devel/pecl-intl/Makefile b/devel/pecl-intl/Makefile
index 00b789b0779f..2215b62a1851 100644
--- a/devel/pecl-intl/Makefile
+++ b/devel/pecl-intl/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	devel pear
 MASTER_SITES=	http://pecl.php.net/get/
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	pecl-
-EXTRACT_SUFX=	.tgz
 DIST_SUBDIR=	PECL
 
 MAINTAINER=	miwi@FreeBSD.org
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ LICENSE=	PHP301
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	icui18n:${PORTSDIR}/devel/icu
 
+USES=		tar:tgz
 USE_PHP=	yes
 USE_PHPEXT=	yes
 
diff --git a/math/calc/Makefile b/math/calc/Makefile
index 32cc2a895e13..43bac9fbb725 100644
--- a/math/calc/Makefile
+++ b/math/calc/Makefile
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	SF
 MAINTAINER=	johans@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Arbitrary precision calculator
 
-USES=		gmake
-USE_BZIP2=	yes
+USES=		gmake tar:bz2
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=	yes
diff --git a/sysutils/lsof/Makefile b/sysutils/lsof/Makefile
index 9a8e18e1657d..449e7c8bafd4 100644
--- a/sysutils/lsof/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/lsof/Makefile
@@ -34,10 +34,9 @@ SRCBALL_NAME=	${DISTNAME:S/_W$//}_src
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${DISTNAME}/${SRCBALL_NAME}
 .endif
 
-USE_BZIP2=	yes
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-USES=		shebangfix
+USES=		shebangfix tar:bz2
 SHEBANG_FILES=	scripts/sort_res.perl5
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
diff --git a/sysutils/multitail/Makefile b/sysutils/multitail/Makefile
index 5b433e577d29..8ec5456da555 100644
--- a/sysutils/multitail/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/multitail/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ PORTVERSION=	6.2.1
 CATEGORIES=	sysutils
 MASTER_SITES=	http://www.vanheusden.com/multitail/ \
 		http://fossies.org/unix/privat/
-EXTRACT_SUFX=	.tgz
 
 MAINTAINER=	beat@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Tail multiple files on console with ncurses
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ COMMENT=	Tail multiple files on console with ncurses
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/license.txt
 
-USES=		gmake
+USES=		gmake tar:tgz
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/multitail etc/multitail.conf.sample \
 		man/man1/multitail.1.gz
diff --git a/www/lynx-current/Makefile b/www/lynx-current/Makefile
index fe455cb89724..f2c28ae1bf85 100644
--- a/www/lynx-current/Makefile
+++ b/www/lynx-current/Makefile
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/etc/mime.types:${PORTSDIR}/misc/mime-support
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	lynx-2.8.[0-7].* ja-lynx-[0-9]*
 
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${DISTNAME:S/./-/g:C/p.*//}
-USE_BZIP2=	yes
-USES=		iconv shebangfix
+USES=		iconv shebangfix tar:bz2
 USE_OPENSSL=	yes
 SHEBANG_FILES=	samples/mailto-form.pl
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes