RE_WITH=		fam
 
 FRUIT_PREVENTS=			ZEROCONF_NONE
diff --git a/net/samba423/Makefile b/net/samba423/Makefile
index 369b53e9279b..d118d4f26de3 100644
--- a/net/samba423/Makefile
+++ b/net/samba423/Makefile
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ DEVELOPER_VARS=			_SHARED_MODULES+="auth_skel pdb_test gpext_security gpext_regi
 DEVELOPER_VARS_OFF=		_GDB_CMD=true
 
 # https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9545
-FAM_USES=			fam
+FAM_LIB_DEPENDS=		libfam.so.0:devel/gamin
 FAM_CONFIGURE_WITH=		fam
 
 FRUIT_PREVENTS=			ZEROCONF_NONE
diff --git a/sysutils/fileschanged/Makefile b/sysutils/fileschanged/Makefile
index fa2aae331d07..ee5979f27cc8 100644
--- a/sysutils/fileschanged/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/fileschanged/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Utility that reports when files have been altered
 WWW=		https://fileschanged.sourceforge.net/
 
-LIB_DEPENDS=	libargp.so:devel/argp-standalone
+LIB_DEPENDS=	libargp.so:devel/argp-standalone \
+		libfam.so.0:devel/gamin
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	help2man:misc/help2man
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE_MANPREFIX=${PREFIX}/share
-USES=		fam gmake localbase
+USES=		gmake localbase
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--datadir=${PREFIX}/share/doc --disable-nls
 
 LIBS+=		-largp
diff --git a/sysutils/p5-Sys-Gamin/Makefile b/sysutils/p5-Sys-Gamin/Makefile
index 8f4ece5e3cef..27e06928c967 100644
--- a/sysutils/p5-Sys-Gamin/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/p5-Sys-Gamin/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	perl@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Perl interface to Gamin (File Access Monitor implementation)
 
-USES=		fam perl5
+LIB_DEPENDS=	libfam.so.0:devel/gamin
+
+USES=		perl5
 USE_PERL5=	configure
 
 pre-configure:
diff --git a/x11-fm/gentoo/Makefile b/x11-fm/gentoo/Makefile
index cb9e5169644e..8e5debdf4758 100644
--- a/x11-fm/gentoo/Makefile
+++ b/x11-fm/gentoo/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ENV=	MKDIR_P="${MKDIR}"
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	FAM DOCS
 
-FAM_USES=		fam
+FAM_LIB_DEPENDS=	libfam.so.0:devel/gamin
 FAM_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	fam
 
 post-patch: