diff --git a/security/bro/Makefile b/security/bro/Makefile
index e601208bd9c1..0fc4eaf7ff68 100644
--- a/security/bro/Makefile
+++ b/security/bro/Makefile
@@ -6,13 +6,15 @@
 #
 
 PORTNAME=	bro
-PORTVERSION=	1.5.1
+PORTVERSION=	1.5.3
 CATEGORIES=	security
-MASTER_SITES=	ftp://bro-ids.org/
+MASTER_SITES=	ftp://ftp.bro-ids.org/
 
 MAINTAINER=	kevlo@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	System for detecting Network Intruders in real-time
 
+MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=	yes
+
 USE_PERL5=	yes
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	GeoIP:${PORTSDIR}/net/GeoIP
@@ -21,14 +23,9 @@ GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--disable-perftools \
 		--disable-broccoli \
-		--disable-broctl
+		--disable-broctl \
+		--enable-brov6
 LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib
 CFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${OSVERSION} < 700000
-BROKEN=		does not package
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/security/bro/distinfo b/security/bro/distinfo
index 95eb32a94768..a70dca971da5 100644
--- a/security/bro/distinfo
+++ b/security/bro/distinfo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SHA256 (bro-1.5.1.tar.gz) = 9e9a34af14b6466c7253ce1d03bfd3ef586e3f765902d43981212db3de585a48
-SIZE (bro-1.5.1.tar.gz) = 4327064
+SHA256 (bro-1.5.3.tar.gz) = 7ccb657d38e00cfa2d07f067ad701189e1ac238610089e67f6b4023734adf80e
+SIZE (bro-1.5.3.tar.gz) = 4441838