diff --git a/math/Makefile b/math/Makefile
index 4d44f303d0fa..12fabe1620fd 100644
--- a/math/Makefile
+++ b/math/Makefile
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@
     SUBDIR += ldouble
     SUBDIR += lensnns
     SUBDIR += levmar
+    SUBDIR += libR
     SUBDIR += libRmath
     SUBDIR += libjbigi
     SUBDIR += liblbfgs
diff --git a/math/libR/Makefile b/math/libR/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1c7ad6324841
--- /dev/null
+++ b/math/libR/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# vim: tabstop=8 softtabstop=0 noexpandtab
+# Ports collection makefile for:	libR
+# Date created:		20 July 2011
+# Whom:			bf <bf@FreeBSD.org>
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+PORTNAME=	libR
+
+COMMENT=	The static libR library from R
+
+DESCR=	${.CURDIR}/pkg-descr
+LIBR_SLAVEPORT=	yes
+MASTERDIR=	${.CURDIR}/../R
+PLIST=	${.CURDIR}/pkg-plist
+PLIST_FILES=	lib/R/lib/libR.a
+PLIST_DIRSTRY=	lib/R/lib lib/R
+
+.include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"
diff --git a/math/libR/pkg-descr b/math/libR/pkg-descr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1e7afe021f49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/math/libR/pkg-descr
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+This is the static libR library from R -- a language and
+environment for statistical computing and graphics.
+See ports/math/R.
+
+WWW: http://www.R-project.org/