diff --git a/archivers/qpress/Makefile b/archivers/qpress/Makefile
index 650017e65dd97..9e2a00a849c5b 100644
--- a/archivers/qpress/Makefile
+++ b/archivers/qpress/Makefile
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ PLIST_FILES=	bin/qpress
 
 do-build:
 	cd ${WRKSRC} && \
-	${CXX} ${CXXFLAGS} -o qpress qpress.cpp aio.cpp quicklz.c utilities.cpp -lpthread
-
+	${CXX} ${CXXFLAGS} -o qpress -x c quicklz.c -x c++ qpress.cpp aio.cpp utilities.cpp -lpthread
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/qpress ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin