--- bsd.port.mk.ori     2013-03-09 22:43:02.000000000 +0100
+++ bsd.port.mk 2013-03-12 17:48:49.000000000 +0100
@@ -6191,8 +6191,15 @@
 .if !target(config-recursive)
 config-recursive:
        @${ECHO_MSG} "===> Setting user-specified options for ${PKGNAME} and dependencies";
-       @for dir in ${.CURDIR} $$(${ALL-DEPENDS-LIST}); do \
-               (cd $$dir; ${MAKE} config-conditional); \
+       @${MAKE} config-conditional;
+       @newalldependslist=$$(${MAKE} all-depends-list); \
+       oldalldependslist=""; \
+       while [ "$${newalldependslist}" != "$${oldalldependslist}" ]; do \
+               for dir in $$newalldependslist; do \
+                       (cd $$dir; ${MAKE} config-conditional); \
+               done; \
+               oldalldependslist="$$newalldependslist"; \
+               newalldependslist="$$(${MAKE} all-depends-list)";       \
        done
 .endif # config-recursive