diff --git a/lang/chicken/Makefile b/lang/chicken/Makefile
index fb55b89ec267..1b0a941e332f 100644
--- a/lang/chicken/Makefile
+++ b/lang/chicken/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 
 PORTNAME=	chicken
-PORTVERSION=	1.66
+PORTVERSION=	1.89
 CATEGORIES=	lang scheme
 MASTER_SITES=	http://www.call-with-current-continuation.org/
 
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ COMMENT=	A Scheme-to-C compiler
 
 USE_REINPLACE=	yes
 USE_LIBTOOL_VER=	15
+USE_GMAKE=	yes
 INSTALLS_SHLIB=	yes
 
 MAN1=		chicken-config.1 chicken-profile.1 chicken-setup.1 chicken.1 \
diff --git a/lang/chicken/distinfo b/lang/chicken/distinfo
index be52a793bcc1..3129102e1a3d 100644
--- a/lang/chicken/distinfo
+++ b/lang/chicken/distinfo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-MD5 (chicken-1.66.tar.gz) = 7a8c12417b6c256dd2e10ff082956e9f
-SIZE (chicken-1.66.tar.gz) = 3703678
+MD5 (chicken-1.89.tar.gz) = 6347f27f372951312ad5d0a0ab7a3e7a
+SIZE (chicken-1.89.tar.gz) = 3881868
diff --git a/lang/chicken/pkg-plist b/lang/chicken/pkg-plist
index 9be710a3acf0..0f7cc98244ef 100644
--- a/lang/chicken/pkg-plist
+++ b/lang/chicken/pkg-plist
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ lib/libustuffed-chicken.so.0
 %%DATADIR%%/chicken-highlevel-macros.scm
 %%DATADIR%%/chicken-match-macros.scm
 %%DATADIR%%/chicken-more-macros.scm
-%%DATADIR%%/srfi-13-syntax.scm
 %%DATADIR%%/test-infrastructure-hygienic-local.scm
 %%DATADIR%%/test-infrastructure-hygienic.scm
 %%DATADIR%%/test-infrastructure-lowlevel-local.scm