diff --git a/lib/libmagic/Makefile b/lib/libmagic/Makefile
index 9c35c35..e9b8240 100644
--- a/lib/libmagic/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libmagic/Makefile
@@ -10,9 +10,16 @@ DPADD=	${LIBZ}
 LDADD=	-lz
 MAN=	libmagic.3 magic.5
 
+HOSTOSRELDATE!=	echo ${VERSION} | cut -d " " -f 4
+
+.if ${HOSTOSRELDATE} < 800000
+GETLINE_C=	getline.c
+.else
+GETLINE_C=
+.endif
 SRCS=	apprentice.c apptype.c ascmagic.c cdf.c cdf_time.c compress.c \
 	encoding.c fsmagic.c funcs.c \
-	is_tar.c magic.c print.c readcdf.c readelf.c softmagic.c
+	is_tar.c magic.c print.c readcdf.c readelf.c softmagic.c ${GETLINE_C}
 INCS=	magic.h
 
 MAGICPATH?=	/usr/share/misc
@@ -39,7 +46,8 @@ magic.mgc: mkmagic magic
 
 CLEANFILES+=	mkmagic
 build-tools: mkmagic
-mkmagic: apprentice.c funcs.c magic.c print.c
+
+mkmagic: apprentice.c funcs.c magic.c print.c ${GETLINE_C}
 	${CC} ${CFLAGS} -DCOMPILE_ONLY ${LDFLAGS} -o ${.TARGET} ${.ALLSRC}
 
 FILEVER!= awk '$$1 == "\#define" && $$2 == "VERSION" { print $$3; exit }' \
diff --git a/lib/libmagic/config.h b/lib/libmagic/config.h
index 06ed4ec..3fe103e 100644
--- a/lib/libmagic/config.h
+++ b/lib/libmagic/config.h
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@
 #define HAVE_FSEEKO 1
 
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `getline' function. */
-#define HAVE_GETLINE 1
+#if (__FreeBSD_version >= 800000)
+#define	HAVE_GETLINE 1
+#else
+#define	HAVE_GETLINE 0
+#endif
 
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <getopt.h> header file. */
 #define HAVE_GETOPT_H 1