diff --git a/firebird/Makefile b/firebird/Makefile
index 5e35782ba3..677dc688c9 100644
--- a/firebird/Makefile
+++ b/firebird/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.1.1.1 2004/01/02 05:19:09 mpasternak Exp $
+# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.2 2004/01/02 18:43:20 mpasternak Exp $
 #
 
 # A few words about DISTFILE:
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ USE_LIBTOOL=		yes
 USE_GMAKE=		yes
 PREFIX=			${LOCALBASE}/firebird15
 
+BUILD_DEPENDS+=		m4>=1.4:../../devel/m4
+
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--with-lock-manager 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--with-editline
 CONFIGURE_ENV+=		AUTOCONF=${AUTOCONF}
@@ -58,11 +60,6 @@ GCC_REQD=		3.3.0
 #
 M4=			${PREFIX}/bin/${GNU_PROGRAM_PREFIX}m4
 
-# How do I include m4? I have encountered version number problems,
-# propably because PKGNAME of m4 contains numbers
-# 
-# BUILD_DEPENDS+=		m4-4.14nb1:../../devel/m4
-
 do-configure:
 	cd ${WRKSRC} && ${SETENV} ${CONFIGURE_ENV} \
 		./autogen.sh ${CONFIGURE_ARGS}