diff --git a/net-im/libpurple/Makefile b/net-im/libpurple/Makefile
index c63a308ecf40..43a8b02fdd50 100644
--- a/net-im/libpurple/Makefile
+++ b/net-im/libpurple/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PORTNAME?=	libpurple
 PORTVERSION=	2.14.12
-PORTREVISION=	1
+PORTREVISION?=	1
 CATEGORIES?=	net-im
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/pidgin/Pidgin/${PORTVERSION}
 DISTNAME=	pidgin-${PORTVERSION}