diff --git a/misc/asbutton/Makefile b/misc/asbutton/Makefile
index 4a3ce1370954..e528e6efcf17 100644
--- a/misc/asbutton/Makefile
+++ b/misc/asbutton/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ MAKE_ARGS=	INCLUDES="-I${X11BASE}/include/X11 -I${X11BASE}/include" \
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${OSVERSION} >= 700042
-BROKEN=		Broken with gcc 4.2
-.endif
-
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's:gcc :${CC} :' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile
 
diff --git a/misc/asbutton/files/patch-asbutton.c b/misc/asbutton/files/patch-asbutton.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..caeeb866c5c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/asbutton/files/patch-asbutton.c
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+$FreeBSD$
+
+--- asbutton.c.orig
++++ asbutton.c
+@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@
+ 				continue;
+ 	  		}
+ 	    	if ( !strncasecmp(line, "button", 6))
+-				if (atoi(&(char)line[6]) == position) 
++				if (atoi((char)line[6]) == position) 
+ 					break;
+ 		}
+ 	} while (1);