diff --git c/audio/libechonest/Makefile i/audio/libechonest/Makefile
index 898d8a433d8d..461ded809643 100644
--- c/audio/libechonest/Makefile
+++ i/audio/libechonest/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	libechonest
 PORTVERSION=	2.3.1
-PORTREVISION=	2
+PORTREVISION=	3
 CATEGORIES=	audio
 
 MAINTAINER=	nivit@FreeBSD.org
@@ -12,23 +12,21 @@ COMMENT=	Collection of C++/Qt classes designed to use the APIs of The Echo Nest
 LICENSE=	GPLv2+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
-DEPRECATED=		Qt4 has been EOL since december 2015
-EXPIRATION_DATE=	2019-03-15
-
-LIB_DEPENDS=	libqjson.so:devel/qjson@qt4
+LIB_DEPENDS=	libqjson-qt5.so:devel/qjson@qt5
 
+USES=		cmake qt:5 pkgconfig
+USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
+USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	lfranchi
 
-OPTIONS_DEFINE=	TEST
+USE_QT=		core buildtools_build qmake_build network xml
+CMAKE_OFF+=	BUILD_WITH_QT4
 
 PLIST_SUB=	PORTVERSION=${PORTVERSION}
 
-TEST_CMAKE_BOOL=ECHONEST_BUILD_TESTS
-TEST_USE=	qt=qtestlib_build,xml_build
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	TEST
 
-USES=		cmake pkgconfig qt:4
-USE_GITHUB=	yes
-USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
-USE_QT=		corelib qmake_build moc_build network rcc_build
+TEST_USE=	QT5=testlib_build
+TEST_CMAKE_BOOL=ECHONEST_BUILD_TESTS
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git c/audio/libechonest/pkg-plist i/audio/libechonest/pkg-plist
index d86c408ed795..badb1c9e4546 100644
--- c/audio/libechonest/pkg-plist
+++ i/audio/libechonest/pkg-plist
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
-include/echonest/Artist.h
-include/echonest/ArtistTypes.h
-include/echonest/AudioSummary.h
-include/echonest/Catalog.h
-include/echonest/CatalogArtist.h
-include/echonest/CatalogItem.h
-include/echonest/CatalogSong.h
-include/echonest/CatalogUpdateEntry.h
-include/echonest/CommonTypes.h
-include/echonest/Config.h
-include/echonest/Genre.h
-include/echonest/Playlist.h
-include/echonest/Song.h
-include/echonest/Track.h
-include/echonest/TypeInformation.h
-include/echonest/Util.h
-include/echonest/echonest_export.h
-lib/libechonest.so
-lib/libechonest.so.2
-lib/libechonest.so.%%PORTVERSION%%
-libdata/pkgconfig/libechonest.pc
+include/echonest5/Artist.h
+include/echonest5/ArtistTypes.h
+include/echonest5/AudioSummary.h
+include/echonest5/Catalog.h
+include/echonest5/CatalogArtist.h
+include/echonest5/CatalogItem.h
+include/echonest5/CatalogSong.h
+include/echonest5/CatalogUpdateEntry.h
+include/echonest5/CommonTypes.h
+include/echonest5/Config.h
+include/echonest5/Genre.h
+include/echonest5/Playlist.h
+include/echonest5/Song.h
+include/echonest5/Track.h
+include/echonest5/TypeInformation.h
+include/echonest5/Util.h
+include/echonest5/echonest_export.h
+lib/libechonest5.so
+lib/libechonest5.so.2
+lib/libechonest5.so.%%PORTVERSION%%
+libdata/pkgconfig/libechonest5.pc