diff --git a/app-doc/doxygen/doxygen-1.8.12.ebuild b/app-doc/doxygen/doxygen-1.8.12.ebuild
index 180085b00aa4b..78d2e3148ac37 100644
--- a/app-doc/doxygen/doxygen-1.8.12.ebuild
+++ b/app-doc/doxygen/doxygen-1.8.12.ebuild
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pkg_setup() {
 }
 
 src_prepare() {
-	default
+	cmake-utils_src_prepare
 
 	# Ensure we link to -liconv
 	if use elibc_FreeBSD && has_version dev-libs/libiconv || use elibc_uclibc; then
diff --git a/app-doc/doxygen/doxygen-9999.ebuild b/app-doc/doxygen/doxygen-9999.ebuild
index cac030450f193..70af58f7ee839 100644
--- a/app-doc/doxygen/doxygen-9999.ebuild
+++ b/app-doc/doxygen/doxygen-9999.ebuild
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ pkg_setup() {
 }
 
 src_prepare() {
-	default
+	cmake-utils_src_prepare
 
 	# Ensure we link to -liconv
 	if use elibc_FreeBSD && has_version dev-libs/libiconv || use elibc_uclibc; then