diff --git a/converters/kdesupport/Makefile b/converters/kdesupport/Makefile
index 9d4ab8373bec..f33b53a72157 100644
--- a/converters/kdesupport/Makefile
+++ b/converters/kdesupport/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.40 2003/07/17 21:27:17 grant Exp $
+# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.41 2003/10/31 16:42:53 gavan Exp $
 # FreeBSD Id: Makefile,v 1.2 1997/11/05 04:19:46 asami Exp
 #
 
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ HOMEPAGE=	http://www.kde.org/
 COMMENT=	Mime library for the KDE integrated X11 desktop
 
 USE_LIBTOOL=	yes
+USE_BUILDLINK2=	yes
+USE_GCC_SHLIB=	yes
 LTCONFIG_OVERRIDE=	${WRKSRC}/admin/ltconfig
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes