diff --git a/www/serf/Makefile b/www/serf/Makefile
index a5029eef2b44..164f237c7c18 100644
--- a/www/serf/Makefile
+++ b/www/serf/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.32 2014/10/27 08:38:02 wiz Exp $
+# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.33 2015/01/29 10:29:13 wiz Exp $
 
 DISTNAME=	serf-1.3.8
 CATEGORIES=	www
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ SCONS_ARGS+=		CC=${CC:Q}
 SCONS_ARGS+=		CFLAGS=${CFLAGS:Q}
 SCONS_ARGS+=		LDFLAGS=${LDFLAGS:Q}
 SCONS_ARGS+=		OPENSSL=${PREFIX}/lib
-SCONS_ARGS+=		GSSAPI=${KRB5_CONFIG:Q}
 SCONS_ARGS+=		--install-sandbox=${DESTDIR}
 
+.include "options.mk"
+
 CFLAGS.SunOS+=		-D__EXTENSIONS__
 
 do-build:
@@ -32,6 +33,5 @@ do-install:
 .include "../../devel/apr/buildlink3.mk"
 .include "../../devel/apr-util/buildlink3.mk"
 .include "../../devel/zlib/buildlink3.mk"
-.include "../../mk/krb5.buildlink3.mk"
 .include "../../security/openssl/buildlink3.mk"
 .include "../../mk/bsd.pkg.mk"
diff --git a/www/serf/options.mk b/www/serf/options.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b929abeb8a2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/www/serf/options.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# $NetBSD: options.mk,v 1.1 2015/01/29 10:29:13 wiz Exp $
+
+PKG_OPTIONS_VAR=	PKG_OPTIONS.serf
+PKG_SUPPORTED_OPTIONS=	gssapi
+PKG_SUGGESTED_OPTIONS=	gssapi
+
+.include "../../mk/bsd.options.mk"
+
+.if !empty(PKG_OPTIONS:Mgssapi)
+.include "../../mk/krb5.buildlink3.mk"
+SCONS_ARGS+=		GSSAPI=${KRB5_CONFIG:Q}
+.endif