diff --git a/textproc/rubygem-ferret/Makefile b/textproc/rubygem-ferret/Makefile
index ce5fa0fb2ced..cf7af60b5abe 100644
--- a/textproc/rubygem-ferret/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/rubygem-ferret/Makefile
@@ -2,24 +2,17 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PORTNAME=	ferret
-PORTVERSION=	0.11.6
+PORTVERSION=	0.11.8.5
 CATEGORIES=	textproc rubygems
 MASTER_SITES=	RG
 
 MAINTAINER=	ruby@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Ferret is a ruby port of Lucene
 
-DEPRECATED=	Does not work with Ruby 1.9
-EXPIRATION_DATE=	2013-05-02
-
 USE_RUBY=	yes
 USE_RAKE=	yes
 USE_RUBYGEMS=	yes
 RUBYGEM_AUTOPLIST=  yes
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/ferret-browser
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${RUBY_VER} == 1.9
-BROKEN=	does not work with ruby 1.9
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/textproc/rubygem-ferret/distinfo b/textproc/rubygem-ferret/distinfo
index 62879f3e6688..9934fa684622 100644
--- a/textproc/rubygem-ferret/distinfo
+++ b/textproc/rubygem-ferret/distinfo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SHA256 (rubygem/ferret-0.11.6.gem) = 30ae4f67ff133187d6aadcb2d251292a2c32de2e48a76083933190ea6a6e1f60
-SIZE (rubygem/ferret-0.11.6.gem) = 473600
+SHA256 (rubygem/ferret-0.11.8.5.gem) = cc925797c7f85fe55ec86e511b27ec36f3b842e2bdcd89ebbc8e7c90cb1e515b
+SIZE (rubygem/ferret-0.11.8.5.gem) = 627712