diff --git a/graphic/transfig/transfig.conf b/graphic/transfig/transfig.conf
index 4f0969454..3459eab62 100644
--- a/graphic/transfig/transfig.conf
+++ b/graphic/transfig/transfig.conf
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@ hook_add preconf 5 'rm -f Makefile'
 
 var_append makeopt " " "XFIGLIBDIR=$libdir/X11/xfig \
            FIG2DEV_LIBDIR=$libdir/fig2dev"
+
+# generate Makefiles
+hook_add premake 5 'eval $MAKE $makeopt Makefiles'
+
 makeinstopt="$makeopt"
 
-var_append makeopt " " "Makefiles"
 var_append makeinstopt " " "install install.man"