Hi Clemens,
 
When I get footprint mismatch errors, I just go into the directory of the port, eg,
 
/usr/ports/opt/<NAME HERE>
 
and issue the pkgmk command with the -if switch to ignore the footprint.
 
pkgmk -if
 
Then I use the normal pkgadd command to install the port.
 
Hope this helps!