diff --git sysutils/tmux/Makefile sysutils/tmux/Makefile
index 6f6c93baeeef..5704b8864565 100644
--- sysutils/tmux/Makefile
+++ sysutils/tmux/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ LICENSE_FILE_GPLv2=   ${WRKSRC_bash}/COPYING
 LICENSE_DISTFILES_ISCL=        ${DISTNAME}${EXTRACT_SUFX}
 LICENSE_DISTFILES_GPLv2=       ${DISTFILE_bash}

-USES=          cpe ncurses pkgconfig
+USES=          cpe localbase ncurses pkgconfig

 CPE_VENDOR=    tmux_project