diff --git a/devel/py-bsd/Makefile b/devel/py-bsd/Makefile
index 6a496a825984..22996ff25044 100644
--- a/devel/py-bsd/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-bsd/Makefile
@@ -10,20 +10,18 @@ COMMENT=	Python wrappers for various BSD libc and system calls
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 
-BROKEN=		fails to build
-
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	cython>0:lang/cython \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}six>0:devel/py-six
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}six>0:devel/py-six
 
+USES=		python
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist distutils
+
 USE_GITHUB=     yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	freenas
 GH_PROJECT=	py-bsd
 GH_TAGNAME=	6d148fa
 
-USES=		python
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist distutils
-
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if ${PYTHON_REL} < 3400
diff --git a/devel/py-bsd/files/patch-bsd__extattr.pyx b/devel/py-bsd/files/patch-bsd__extattr.pyx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..baa907aaf1a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/py-bsd/files/patch-bsd__extattr.pyx
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- bsd/extattr.pyx.orig	2017-03-30 01:24:59 UTC
++++ bsd/extattr.pyx
+@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ def _list(fobj, namespace = Namespaces.U
+             if isinstance(fobj, file_types):
+                 kr = defs.extattr_list_file(fobj.fileno(), namespace, data_buffer, nbytes)
+             elif type(fobj) is int:
+-                kr = defs.exattr_list_file(fobj, namespace, data_buffer, nbytes)
++                kr = defs.extattr_list_file(fobj, namespace, data_buffer, nbytes)
+             elif type(fobj) is str:
+                 if follow:
+                     kr = defs.extattr_list_file(pname, namespace, data_buffer, nbytes)
diff --git a/devel/py-bsd/files/patch-defs.pxd b/devel/py-bsd/files/patch-defs.pxd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b9dd1f424d2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/py-bsd/files/patch-defs.pxd
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- defs.pxd.orig	2017-03-30 01:24:59 UTC
++++ defs.pxd
+@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ cdef extern from "sys/extattr.h" nogil:
+     char *EXTATTR_NAMESPACE_SYSTEM_STRING
+     
+     ssize_t extattr_get_fd(int fd, int attrnamespace, const char *attrname, void *data, size_t nbytes)
+-    ssize_t exattr_set_fd(int fd, int attrnamespace, const char *attrname, const void *data, size_t nbytes)
++    ssize_t extattr_set_fd(int fd, int attrnamespace, const char *attrname, const void *data, size_t nbytes)
+     int extattr_delete_fd(int fd, int attrnamespace, const char *attrname)
+     ssize_t extattr_list_fd(int fd, int attrnamespace, void *data, size_t nbytes)
+