diff --git a/comms/rtl-sdr/Makefile b/comms/rtl-sdr/Makefile
index 329465b3d367..88f42a6f8410 100644
--- a/comms/rtl-sdr/Makefile
+++ b/comms/rtl-sdr/Makefile
@@ -11,13 +11,12 @@ COMMENT=	Command-line tool that performs SDR with RTL2832-based USB sticks
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 
-USES=		autoreconf gmake pkgconfig libtool pathfix tar:tgz
+USES=		autoreconf pkgconfig libtool pathfix tar:tgz
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	steve-m
 GH_PROJECT=	librtlsdr
 
-USE_CSTD=	gnu89
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 CPPFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include