diff --git a/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.10.1.bep b/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.10.1.bep
index 7b66ae50a..75667f0bf 100644
--- a/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.10.1.bep
+++ b/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.10.1.bep
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ PROVIDES="cmd:perl = $portVersion compat >= 5
 	lib:libperl = $portVersion compat >= 5"
 DEPEND="haiku >= $haikuVersion"
 BUILD_DEPEND="haiku-devel >= $haikuVersion
-	cmd:gcc
-	cmd:ld"
+	gcc
+	ld"
 CHECKSUM_MD5="b9b2fdb957f50ada62d73f43ee75d044"
 
 SOURCE_DIR="$portVersionedName"
diff --git a/sys-devel/autoconf/autoconf-2.68.bep b/sys-devel/autoconf/autoconf-2.68.bep
index f179defd0..f7272bb6a 100644
--- a/sys-devel/autoconf/autoconf-2.68.bep
+++ b/sys-devel/autoconf/autoconf-2.68.bep
@@ -16,13 +16,17 @@ PROVIDES="cmd:autoconf = $portVersion compat >= 2.68
 	cmd:autoscan = $portVersion compat >= 2.68
 	cmd:autoupdate = $portVersion compat >= 2.68
 	cmd:ifnames = $portVersion compat >= 2.68"
-DEPEND="haiku >= $haikuVersion"
+DEPEND="haiku >= $haikuVersion
+	awk
+	coreutils
+	diffutils
+	m4 >= 1.4
+	perl >= 5
+	sh"
 BUILD_DEPEND="haiku-devel >= $haikuVersion
-	cmd:perl >= 5
-	cmd:m4
-	cmd:sed
-	cmd:autoreconf >= 2.68
-	cmd:automake >= 1.11"
+	autoreconf >= 2.68
+	automake >= 1.11
+	sed"
 
 SOURCE_DIR="$portVersionedName"
 
diff --git a/sys-devel/m4/m4-1.4.16.bep b/sys-devel/m4/m4-1.4.16.bep
index abde52464..5f7751f5f 100644
--- a/sys-devel/m4/m4-1.4.16.bep
+++ b/sys-devel/m4/m4-1.4.16.bep
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ SRC_URI="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/m4-1.4.16.tar.gz"
 CHECKSUM_MD5="a5dfb4f2b7370e9d34293d23fd09b280"
 REVISION="2"
 STATUS_HAIKU="stable"
+
 PROVIDES="cmd:m4 = $portVersion compat >= 1.4"
 DEPEND="haiku >= $haikuVersion"
 BUILD_DEPEND="haiku-devel >= $haikuVersion
-	cmd:gcc
-	cmd:ld"
+	gcc
+	ld"
 
 SOURCE_DIR="$portVersionedName"