diff --git a/devel/ruby-ncurses/Makefile b/devel/ruby-ncurses/Makefile
index f92adbf1644a..0a2d6cb6141a 100644
--- a/devel/ruby-ncurses/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ruby-ncurses/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 
 PORTNAME=	ncurses
-PORTVERSION=	0.9
+PORTVERSION=	0.9.1
 CATEGORIES=	devel ruby
 MASTER_SITES=	http://download.berlios.de/ncurses-ruby/
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${RUBY_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@ INSTALL_TARGET=	site-install
 
 DOCS=		Changes README THANKS TODO
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${OSVERSION} < 500000
-BROKEN=		"Does not compile on 4.x"
-.endif
-
 post-install:
 .if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
 	${MKDIR} ${RUBY_MODDOCDIR}
@@ -41,4 +35,4 @@ post-install:
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/examples/* ${RUBY_MODEXAMPLESDIR}/
 .endif
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/ruby-ncurses/distinfo b/devel/ruby-ncurses/distinfo
index 0fd89c713285..754e478516ed 100644
--- a/devel/ruby-ncurses/distinfo
+++ b/devel/ruby-ncurses/distinfo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-MD5 (ruby/ncurses-ruby-0.9.tar.bz2) = 912a59bf9c631be6544afee8a4374470
-SIZE (ruby/ncurses-ruby-0.9.tar.bz2) = 44600
+MD5 (ruby/ncurses-ruby-0.9.1.tar.bz2) = cb99721b492995bb3548b700b6e86fe2
+SIZE (ruby/ncurses-ruby-0.9.1.tar.bz2) = 44726
diff --git a/devel/ruby-ncurses/files/patch-form_wrap.h b/devel/ruby-ncurses/files/patch-form_wrap.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d11eb1acbe40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/ruby-ncurses/files/patch-form_wrap.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--- form_wrap.h.orig	Sat Jul 31 17:54:47 2004
++++ form_wrap.h	Thu Aug 12 18:09:07 2004
+@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
+ #include <form.h>
+ #include <ruby.h>
+ 
++#ifndef __cplusplus
++#define false   0
++#define true    1
++#endif
++
+ extern VALUE mForm;
+ extern VALUE cFIELD;
+ extern VALUE cFIELDTYPE;