diff --git a/net-p2p/mktorrent/Makefile b/net-p2p/mktorrent/Makefile
index 49b70c37cf56..901baa96950e 100644
--- a/net-p2p/mktorrent/Makefile
+++ b/net-p2p/mktorrent/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 PORTNAME=	mktorrent
 PORTVERSION=	1.1
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	net-p2p
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
diff --git a/net-p2p/mktorrent/files/patch-init.c b/net-p2p/mktorrent/files/patch-init.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d54ad940705f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-p2p/mktorrent/files/patch-init.c
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--- init.c.orig	2017-09-07 14:49:58 UTC
++++ init.c
+@@ -512,10 +512,10 @@ EXPORT void init(metafile_t *m, int argc
+ 
+ 	/* set the correct piece length.
+ 	   default is 2^18 = 256kb. */
+-	if (m->piece_length < 15 || m->piece_length > 28) {
++	if (m->piece_length < 15 || m->piece_length > 30) {
+ 		fprintf(stderr,
+ 			"The piece length must be a number between "
+-			"15 and 28.\n");
++			"15 and 30.\n");
+ 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ 	}
+ 	m->piece_length = 1 << m->piece_length;