diff --git a/mail/isync/Makefile b/mail/isync/Makefile
index 95a9db252ac8..458f1df019b6 100644
--- a/mail/isync/Makefile
+++ b/mail/isync/Makefile
@@ -1,36 +1,34 @@
 PORTNAME=	isync
 DISTVERSION=	1.4.4
 PORTREVISION=	2
 CATEGORIES=	mail
 MASTER_SITES=	SF
 
 MAINTAINER=	ehaupt@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Maintain local copies of remote IMAP folders w/synchronized flags
 WWW=		http://isync.sourceforge.net/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libsasl2.so:security/cyrus-sasl2
 
-USES=		alias bdb compiler:c11 cpe perl5 ssl
+USES=		alias compiler:c11 cpe perl5 ssl
 CPE_VENDOR=	isync_project
 USE_PERL5=	build
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
+CONFIGURE_ENV+=	ac_cv_berkdb4=no
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--with-sasl=${LOCALBASE} \
 		--with-ssl=${OPENSSLLIB:H}
 
 MAKE_ARGS+=	SSL_LIBS="-L${OPENSSLLIB} -lssl -lcrypto"
 
-CPPFLAGS+=	-I${BDB_INCLUDE_DIR}
-LDFLAGS+=	-L${BDB_LIB_DIR}
-
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|: install-docDATA|:|g' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.in
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|\$$(docdir)/examples|\$$(sysconfdir)|g' \
 	    ${WRKSRC}/src/Makefile.in
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|-Wformat-signedness||g' ${WRKSRC}/${CONFIGURE_SCRIPT}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>