diff --git a/dist/freebsd/Makefile b/dist/freebsd/Makefile
index 2047fc4..f3884d5 100644
--- a/dist/freebsd/Makefile
+++ b/dist/freebsd/Makefile
@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@ MAN1=		spek.1
 USE_XZ=		yes
 NO_STAGE=	yes
 USE_GCC=	4.7+
-USES=		gettext gmake
+USES=		gettext gmake pkgconfig
 USE_GNOME=	desktopfileutils intltool
 USE_WX=	2.8+
 WX_UNICODE=	yes
 WX_CONF_ARGS=	absolute
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 INSTALLS_ICONS=	yes
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	NLS
 
 post-install:
 	-@update-desktop-database
@@ -33,4 +34,14 @@ post-install:
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "s,^itlocaledir =.*$$,itlocaledir = ${PREFIX}/share/locale,g" ${WRKSRC}/po/Makefile.in.in
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MNLS}
+USES+=		gettext
+PLIST_SUB+=	NLS=""
+.else
+CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--disable-nls
+PLIST_SUB+=	NLS="@comment "
+.endif
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/dist/freebsd/pkg-plist b/dist/freebsd/pkg-plist
index fa0540a..0dc2a24 100644
--- a/dist/freebsd/pkg-plist
+++ b/dist/freebsd/pkg-plist
@@ -6,25 +6,25 @@ share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps/spek.png
 share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/spek.png
 share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/spek.png
 share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/spek.svg
-share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
-share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
-share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
-share/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
-share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
-share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
-share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
-share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
-share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
-share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
-share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
-share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
-share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
-share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
-share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
-share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
-share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
-share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
-share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
+%%NLS%%share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
+%%NLS%%share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
+%%NLS%%share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
+%%NLS%%share/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
+%%NLS%%share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
+%%NLS%%share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
+%%NLS%%share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
+%%NLS%%share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
+%%NLS%%share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
+%%NLS%%share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
+%%NLS%%share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
+%%NLS%%share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
+%%NLS%%share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
+%%NLS%%share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
+%%NLS%%share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
+%%NLS%%share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
+%%NLS%%share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
+%%NLS%%share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
+%%NLS%%share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/spek.mo
 @dirrmtry share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps
 @dirrmtry share/icons/hicolor/16x16
 @dirrmtry share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps