diff --git a/astro/boinc-setiathome-enhanced/Makefile b/astro/boinc-setiathome-enhanced/Makefile
index fdf6598b704c..56c051ed7ea4 100644
--- a/astro/boinc-setiathome-enhanced/Makefile
+++ b/astro/boinc-setiathome-enhanced/Makefile
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ post-install:
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if ${ARCH} == "amd64"
-BROKEN=	Does not compile
+#BROKEN=	Does not compile
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/astro/boinc-setiathome-enhanced/files/patch-amd64 b/astro/boinc-setiathome-enhanced/files/patch-amd64
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..82643534f984
--- /dev/null
+++ b/astro/boinc-setiathome-enhanced/files/patch-amd64
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+--- configure	2007-09-01 04:00:21.000000000 -0400
++++ configure	2008-01-06 11:24:56.000000000 -0500
+@@ -41958,5 +41958,5 @@
+ fi
+ 
+- if test -n "`echo ${target} | grep 'x86_64'`"; then
++ if test -n "`echo ${target} | egrep 'x86_64|amd64'`"; then
+   X86_64_TRUE=
+   X86_64_FALSE='#'