diff --git a/lang/chicken/Makefile b/lang/chicken/Makefile
index 6997316307f6..d1f85765f569 100644
--- a/lang/chicken/Makefile
+++ b/lang/chicken/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	chicken
 PORTVERSION=	1.17
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	lang scheme
 MASTER_SITES=	http://www.call-with-current-continuation.org/
 
diff --git a/lang/chicken/files/patch-configure b/lang/chicken/files/patch-configure
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4d25a36020e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/chicken/files/patch-configure
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- configure.orig	Thu Sep  4 09:27:19 2003
++++ configure	Thu Sep  4 09:27:47 2003
+@@ -18537,6 +18537,7 @@
+ 
+ # This can be used to rebuild libtool when needed
+ LIBTOOL_DEPS="$ac_aux_dir/ltmain.sh"
++$ac_aux_dir/ltconfig $LIBTOOL_DEPS
+ 
+ # Always use our own libtool.
+ LIBTOOL='$(SHELL) $(top_builddir)/libtool'
diff --git a/lang/chicken/pkg-plist b/lang/chicken/pkg-plist
index b3e6ba1463e9..7162ee7c2a9b 100644
--- a/lang/chicken/pkg-plist
+++ b/lang/chicken/pkg-plist
@@ -15,27 +15,21 @@ include/c_defaults.h
 include/chicken-config.h
 include/chicken.h
 lib/libchicken.a
-lib/libchicken.la
 lib/libchicken.so
 lib/libchicken.so.0
 lib/libsrfi-chicken.a
-lib/libsrfi-chicken.la
 lib/libsrfi-chicken.so
 lib/libsrfi-chicken.so.0
 lib/libstuffed-chicken.a
-lib/libstuffed-chicken.la
 lib/libstuffed-chicken.so
 lib/libstuffed-chicken.so.0
 lib/libuchicken.a
-lib/libuchicken.la
 lib/libuchicken.so
 lib/libuchicken.so.0
 lib/libusrfi-chicken.a
-lib/libusrfi-chicken.la
 lib/libusrfi-chicken.so
 lib/libusrfi-chicken.so.0
 lib/libustuffed-chicken.a
-lib/libustuffed-chicken.la
 lib/libustuffed-chicken.so
 lib/libustuffed-chicken.so.0
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