diff --git a/usr.bin/nc/Makefile b/usr.bin/nc/Makefile
index 6ff368de569b..c274ba5265d0 100644
--- a/usr.bin/nc/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/nc/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
-.PATH:	${.CURDIR}/../../contrib/netcat
+.PATH: 	${.CURDIR}/../../contrib/netcat
 
 PROG=	nc
 SRCS=	netcat.c atomicio.c socks.c
 
 CFLAGS+=-DIPSEC
-LDADD+=	-lipsec
+LDADD=	-lipsec
+DPADD=	-lipsec
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>