diff --git a/databases/pg_sqlite_fdw/Makefile b/databases/pg_sqlite_fdw/Makefile
index 0345d9b8577..04738139250 100644
--- a/databases/pg_sqlite_fdw/Makefile
+++ b/databases/pg_sqlite_fdw/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ PERMIT_PACKAGE =	Yes
 
 WANTLIB =		c sqlite3
 
+# -Wvla and other unrecognized command line options
+COMPILER =		base-clang ports-gcc
+COMPILER_LANGS =	c
+
 BUILD_DEPENDS =		databases/postgresql,-server
 RUN_DEPENDS =		databases/postgresql,-server
 LIB_DEPENDS =		databases/sqlite3
diff --git a/databases/pgpool/Makefile b/databases/pgpool/Makefile
index ec2a77e5d3f..1a8a412ca97 100644
--- a/databases/pgpool/Makefile
+++ b/databases/pgpool/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ SITES=			https://www.pgpool.net/mediawiki/images/
 
 WANTLIB= 		c crypto m pq ssl pthread
 
+# -Wvla and other unrecognized command line options
+COMPILER=		base-clang ports-gcc
+COMPILER_LANG=		c
+
 CONFIGURE_STYLE= 	gnu
 CONFIGURE_ARGS= 	--with-openssl
 
diff --git a/databases/postgresql-pllua/Makefile b/databases/postgresql-pllua/Makefile
index 1b9758a9a48..4d294b13593 100644
--- a/databases/postgresql-pllua/Makefile
+++ b/databases/postgresql-pllua/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ PERMIT_PACKAGE =	Yes
 
 WANTLIB =		c ${MODLUA_WANTLIB}
 
+# -Wvla and other unrecognized command line options
+COMPILER =		base-clang ports-gcc
+COMPILER_LANGS =	c
+
 MODULES =		lang/lua
 MODLUA_VERSION =	5.3
 
diff --git a/databases/postgresql-plr/Makefile b/databases/postgresql-plr/Makefile
index 3264493b22a..099d8e6a3fc 100644
--- a/databases/postgresql-plr/Makefile
+++ b/databases/postgresql-plr/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ PERMIT_PACKAGE =	Yes
 
 WANTLIB =		c lib/R/lib/R
 
+# -Wvla and other unrecognized command line options
+COMPILER =		base-clang ports-gcc
+COMPILER_LANGS =	c
+
 BUILD_DEPENDS =		databases/postgresql,-server
 RUN_DEPENDS =		databases/postgresql,-server
 LIB_DEPENDS =		math/R
diff --git a/databases/repmgr/Makefile b/databases/repmgr/Makefile
index a4a503762c1..746631c99cc 100644
--- a/databases/repmgr/Makefile
+++ b/databases/repmgr/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ PERMIT_PACKAGE =	Yes
 WANTLIB += c crypto curl curses execinfo json-c m pq readline ssl
 WANTLIB += xml2 z pthread
 
+# -Wvla and other unrecognized command line options
+COMPILER =	base-clang ports-gcc
+COMPILER_LANGS=	c c++
+
 SITES =		${HOMEPAGE}download/
 
 USE_GMAKE =	Yes