diff --git a/editors/openoffice-4/Makefile b/editors/openoffice-4/Makefile
index 39d192072f3e2..05a8bc8e9ecac 100644
--- a/editors/openoffice-4/Makefile
+++ b/editors/openoffice-4/Makefile
@@ -198,6 +198,14 @@ TARGET_ORDER_OVERRIDE=	710:gnome-post-icons
 WITH=	SDK
 .endif
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${OPSYS} == FreeBSD && ${OSVERSION} >= 1500005
+# linker error when compiling with llvm 17.0.6 on CURRENT
+USES+=			llvm:max=16
+CHOSEN_COMPILER_TYPE=	clang
+.endif
+
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if ${OPSYS} == FreeBSD && ( \
diff --git a/editors/openoffice-devel/Makefile b/editors/openoffice-devel/Makefile
index 79d9cbcea32d3..c6b574bf6cd24 100644
--- a/editors/openoffice-devel/Makefile
+++ b/editors/openoffice-devel/Makefile
@@ -230,6 +230,14 @@ TARGET_ORDER_OVERRIDE=	710:gnome-post-icons
 WITH=	SDK
 .endif
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${OPSYS} == FreeBSD && ${OSVERSION} >= 1500005
+# linker error when compiling with llvm 17.0.6 on CURRENT
+USES+=			llvm:max=16
+CHOSEN_COMPILER_TYPE=	clang
+.endif
+
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if ${OPSYS} == FreeBSD && ( \