diff --git a/devel/powerpc64-gcc/Makefile b/devel/powerpc64-gcc/Makefile
index d579095ea4f6..c4979c30efeb 100644
--- a/devel/powerpc64-gcc/Makefile
+++ b/devel/powerpc64-gcc/Makefile
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ PLIST_SUB=	TARGETARCH=${PKGNAMEPREFIX:C/-//g} \
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libgmp.so:${PORTSDIR}/math/gmp \
 		libmpfr.so:${PORTSDIR}/math/mpfr \
 		libmpc.so:${PORTSDIR}/math/mpc
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PKGNAMEPREFIX}${OPSYS:tl}-as:${PORTSDIR}/devel/${PKGNAMEPREFIX}binutils
-RUN_DEPENDS=	${PKGNAMEPREFIX}${OPSYS:tl}-as:${PORTSDIR}/devel/${PKGNAMEPREFIX}binutils
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${BU_PREFIX}-as:${PORTSDIR}/devel/${PKGNAMEPREFIX}binutils
+RUN_DEPENDS=	${BU_PREFIX}-as:${PORTSDIR}/devel/${PKGNAMEPREFIX}binutils
 
 PATCH_WRKSRC=	${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
 WRKSRC=	${WRKDIR}/build-gcc