diff --git a/lang/ruby20/Makefile b/lang/ruby20/Makefile
index 2daad5a..c521671 100644
--- a/lang/ruby20/Makefile
+++ b/lang/ruby20/Makefile
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ CAPIDOCS_BUILD_DEPENDS=	doxygen>0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/doxygen \
 			dot:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/graphviz
 CAPIDOCS_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	install-capi
 LIBEDIT_BUILD_DEPENDS=	libedit>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/libedit
-LIBEDIT_CONFIGURE_ON=	--enable-libedit --with-libedit-dir=${LIBEDITPREFIX}
+LIBEDIT_CONFIGURE_ON=	--enable-libedit --with-libedit-dir=${LOCALBASE}
 LIBEDIT_RUN_DEPENDS=	libedit>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/libedit
 RDOC_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	install-rdoc
 READLINE_BUILD_DEPENDS=	readline>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/readline
-READLINE_CONFIGURE_ON=	--disable-libedit --with-readline-dir=${READLINEPREFIX}
+READLINE_CONFIGURE_ON=	--disable-libedit --with-readline-dir=${LOCALBASE}
 READLINE_RUN_DEPENDS=	readline>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/readline
 
 CPE_VENDOR=	ruby-lang
diff --git a/lang/ruby21/Makefile b/lang/ruby21/Makefile
index 4e2f4d0..08ea5a4 100644
--- a/lang/ruby21/Makefile
+++ b/lang/ruby21/Makefile
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ CAPIDOCS_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	install-capi
 GMP_CONFIGURE_WITH=	gmp
 GMP_LIB_DEPENDS=	libgmp.so:${PORTSDIR}/math/gmp
 LIBEDIT_BUILD_DEPENDS=	libedit>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/libedit
-LIBEDIT_CONFIGURE_ON=	--enable-libedit --with-libedit-dir=${LIBEDITPREFIX}
+LIBEDIT_CONFIGURE_ON=	--enable-libedit --with-libedit-dir=${LOCALBASE}
 LIBEDIT_RUN_DEPENDS=	libedit>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/libedit
 RDOC_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	install-rdoc
 READLINE_BUILD_DEPENDS=	readline>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/readline
-READLINE_CONFIGURE_ON=	--disable-libedit --with-readline-dir=${READLINEPREFIX}
+READLINE_CONFIGURE_ON=	--disable-libedit --with-readline-dir=${LOCALBASE}
 READLINE_RUN_DEPENDS=	readline>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/readline
 
 CPE_VENDOR=	ruby-lang
diff --git a/lang/ruby22/Makefile b/lang/ruby22/Makefile
index ee111e5..f658ca2 100644
--- a/lang/ruby22/Makefile
+++ b/lang/ruby22/Makefile
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ CAPIDOCS_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	install-capi
 GMP_CONFIGURE_WITH=	gmp
 GMP_LIB_DEPENDS=	libgmp.so:${PORTSDIR}/math/gmp
 LIBEDIT_BUILD_DEPENDS=	libedit>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/libedit
-LIBEDIT_CONFIGURE_ON=	--enable-libedit --with-libedit-dir=${LIBEDITPREFIX}
+LIBEDIT_CONFIGURE_ON=	--enable-libedit --with-libedit-dir=${LOCALBASE}
 LIBEDIT_RUN_DEPENDS=	libedit>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/libedit
 RDOC_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	install-rdoc
 READLINE_BUILD_DEPENDS=	readline>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/readline
-READLINE_CONFIGURE_ON=	--disable-libedit --with-readline-dir=${READLINEPREFIX}
+READLINE_CONFIGURE_ON=	--disable-libedit --with-readline-dir=${LOCALBASE}
 READLINE_RUN_DEPENDS=	readline>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/readline
 
 CPE_VENDOR=	ruby-lang