diff --git a/dns/bind9-devel/Makefile b/dns/bind9-devel/Makefile
--- a/dns/bind9-devel/Makefile
+++ b/dns/bind9-devel/Makefile
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
 		--with-openssl=${OPENSSLBASE} \
 		--enable-dnsrps \
 		--with-readline=libedit
-CONFIGURE_ENV=	READLINE_CFLAGS="-L${LOCALBASE}/lib"
 ETCDIR=		${PREFIX}/etc/namedb
 
 # FIXME: figure out why build fails if enabled
@@ -171,8 +170,7 @@
 .include <bsd.port.options.mk>
 
 .if defined(WITH_DEBUG)
-CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-developer \
-			--enable-symtable
+CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-developer
 USES+=			perl5
 USE_PERL5=		build
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=		cmocka>0:sysutils/cmocka
diff --git a/dns/bind920/Makefile b/dns/bind920/Makefile
--- a/dns/bind920/Makefile
+++ b/dns/bind920/Makefile
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
 		--with-openssl=${OPENSSLBASE} \
 		--enable-dnsrps \
 		--with-readline=libedit
-CONFIGURE_ENV=	READLINE_CFLAGS="-L${LOCALBASE}/lib"
 ETCDIR=		${PREFIX}/etc/namedb
 
 # FIXME: figure out why build fails if enabled
@@ -168,8 +167,7 @@
 .include <bsd.port.options.mk>
 
 .if defined(WITH_DEBUG)
-CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-developer \
-			--enable-symtable
+CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-developer
 USES+=			perl5
 USE_PERL5=		build
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=		cmocka>0:sysutils/cmocka