diff --git a/math/atlas-devel/Makefile b/math/atlas-devel/Makefile
index 5c3225960aa3..c90e5e93f973 100644
--- a/math/atlas-devel/Makefile
+++ b/math/atlas-devel/Makefile
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}${PORTVERSION}
 MAINTAINER=	maho@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Development version of math/atlas
 
-IGNORE=		Please use math/atlas instead. atlas is newer.
-NO_PACKAGE=	Optimizes for the local machine, so a package is not generally useful.  Set FORCE_PACKAGE to override
+IGNORE=		please use math/atlas instead. atlas is newer
+MANUAL_PACKAGE_BUILD=	Optimizes for the local machine
 
 USE_BZIP2=	yes
 USE_GMAKE=	yes