diff --git a/devel/py-darcsver/Makefile b/devel/py-darcsver/Makefile
index ef32a31d06cc..eb8505bafc7e 100644
--- a/devel/py-darcsver/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-darcsver/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	darcsver
 PORTVERSION=	1.7.4
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	CHEESESHOP
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
@@ -17,4 +18,13 @@ COMMENT=	Generate a version number from darcs history
 USE_PYTHON=	yes
 USE_PYDISTUTILS=	easy_install
 
+post-patch:
+	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's#(doc_loc, data_fnames)##g' ${WRKSRC}/setup.py
+
+post-install:
+.if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
+	${MKDIR} ${DOCSDIR}
+	cd ${WRKSRC} && ${CP} README.rst ${DOCSDIR}/
+.endif
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/py-darcsver/pkg-plist b/devel/py-darcsver/pkg-plist
index 02efe56f35dd..713725f8ecc0 100644
--- a/devel/py-darcsver/pkg-plist
+++ b/devel/py-darcsver/pkg-plist
@@ -29,12 +29,10 @@ bin/darcsver
 %%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/%%PYEASYINSTALL_EGG%%/scripts/darcsverscript.py
 %%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/%%PYEASYINSTALL_EGG%%/scripts/darcsverscript.pyc
 %%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/%%PYEASYINSTALL_EGG%%/scripts/darcsverscript.pyo
-%%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/%%PYEASYINSTALL_EGG%%/share/doc/python-darcsver/README.rst
+%%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/README.rst
 @dirrm %%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/%%PYEASYINSTALL_EGG%%/EGG-INFO
 @dirrm %%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/%%PYEASYINSTALL_EGG%%/darcsver/test
 @dirrm %%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/%%PYEASYINSTALL_EGG%%/darcsver
 @dirrm %%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/%%PYEASYINSTALL_EGG%%/scripts
-@dirrm %%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/%%PYEASYINSTALL_EGG%%/share/doc/python-darcsver
-@dirrm %%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/%%PYEASYINSTALL_EGG%%/share/doc
-@dirrm %%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/%%PYEASYINSTALL_EGG%%/share
 @dirrm %%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/%%PYEASYINSTALL_EGG%%
+%%PORTDOCS%%@dirrm %%DOCSDIR%%