diff --git a/ports-mgmt/portlint/Makefile b/ports-mgmt/portlint/Makefile
index 6cdf645fc588a..c83969c45e9a4 100644
--- a/ports-mgmt/portlint/Makefile
+++ b/ports-mgmt/portlint/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PORTNAME=	portlint
-PORTVERSION=	2.21.0
+PORTVERSION=	2.22.0
 CATEGORIES=	ports-mgmt
 MASTER_SITES=	# none
 DISTFILES=	# none
diff --git a/ports-mgmt/portlint/src/portlint.pl b/ports-mgmt/portlint/src/portlint.pl
index f8d7185e88273..5fa4267e6065b 100644
--- a/ports-mgmt/portlint/src/portlint.pl
+++ b/ports-mgmt/portlint/src/portlint.pl
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
 # version variables
 my $major = 2;
-my $minor = 21;
+my $minor = 22;
 my $micro = 0;
 
 # default setting - for FreeBSD
@@ -1406,6 +1406,11 @@ sub checkmakefile {
 			}
 		}
 		$rawwhole .= $_;
+		if (/\\$/) {
+			# Concat continued lines.
+			chomp $rawwhole;
+			chop $rawwhole;
+		}
 	}
 	close(IN);