diff --git a/net-mgmt/sendip/Makefile b/net-mgmt/sendip/Makefile
index 76be1bce8c22..c846afd9f6b5 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/sendip/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/sendip/Makefile
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ MASTER_SITES=	http://www.earth.li/projectpurple/files/
 MAINTAINER=	joseph@randomnetworks.com
 COMMENT=	SendIP is a commandline tool to allow sending arbitrary IP packets
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${OSVERSION} >= 500113
-BROKEN=         "Does not compile"
-.endif
-
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
 USE_REINPLACE=	yes
 USE_PERL5=	yes
@@ -26,4 +20,4 @@ INSTALLS_SHLIB=	yes
 
 MAN1=		sendip.1
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-mgmt/sendip/files/patch-gnugetopt.c b/net-mgmt/sendip/files/patch-gnugetopt.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..65ec257ae5ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-mgmt/sendip/files/patch-gnugetopt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- gnugetopt.c.orig	Thu May 22 08:35:25 2003
++++ gnugetopt.c	Thu May 22 08:35:37 2003
+@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
+ #endif
+ 
+ #include <stdio.h>
++#include <string.h>
+ 
+ /* Comment out all this code if we are using the GNU C Library, and are not
+    actually compiling the library itself.  This code is part of the GNU C
diff --git a/net/sendip/Makefile b/net/sendip/Makefile
index 76be1bce8c22..c846afd9f6b5 100644
--- a/net/sendip/Makefile
+++ b/net/sendip/Makefile
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ MASTER_SITES=	http://www.earth.li/projectpurple/files/
 MAINTAINER=	joseph@randomnetworks.com
 COMMENT=	SendIP is a commandline tool to allow sending arbitrary IP packets
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${OSVERSION} >= 500113
-BROKEN=         "Does not compile"
-.endif
-
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
 USE_REINPLACE=	yes
 USE_PERL5=	yes
@@ -26,4 +20,4 @@ INSTALLS_SHLIB=	yes
 
 MAN1=		sendip.1
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/sendip/files/patch-gnugetopt.c b/net/sendip/files/patch-gnugetopt.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..65ec257ae5ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/sendip/files/patch-gnugetopt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- gnugetopt.c.orig	Thu May 22 08:35:25 2003
++++ gnugetopt.c	Thu May 22 08:35:37 2003
+@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
+ #endif
+ 
+ #include <stdio.h>
++#include <string.h>
+ 
+ /* Comment out all this code if we are using the GNU C Library, and are not
+    actually compiling the library itself.  This code is part of the GNU C