diff --git a/net-mgmt/nagios/Makefile b/net-mgmt/nagios/Makefile
--- a/net-mgmt/nagios/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/nagios/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 
+FLAVORS=	default monplugins
+FLAVOR?=	${FLAVORS:[1]}
+monplugins_PKGNAMESUFFIX=	-monplugins
+
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libltdl.so:devel/libltdl \
 		libgd.so:graphics/gd
 
@@ -70,7 +74,6 @@
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	EMBEDDED_PERL NANOSLEEP EVENT_BROKER UNHANDLED_HACK
 OPTIONS_RADIO=		PLUGINS
 OPTIONS_RADIO_PLUGINS=	MONPLUGINS NAGPLUGINS
-OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	NAGPLUGINS
 EMBEDDED_PERL_DESC=	Enable embedded Perl [requires Perl 5.8.0+]
 NANOSLEEP_DESC=		Use nanosleep in event timing
 EVENT_BROKER_DESC=	Enable event broker functionality
@@ -87,6 +90,14 @@
 NANOSLEEP_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	nanosleep
 EVENT_BROKER_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	event-broker
 
+.if ${FLAVOR:U} == monplugins
+OPTIONS_DEFAULT+=	MONPLUGINS
+.endif
+
+.if ${FLAVOR:U} == default
+OPTIONS_DEFAULT+=	NAGPLUGINS
+.endif
+
 post-extract:
 	@${MV} ${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME} ${WRKSRC}