diff --git a/editors/openoffice-devel/Makefile b/editors/openoffice-devel/Makefile
index eac87ce875e4..cde745d9e89d 100644
--- a/editors/openoffice-devel/Makefile
+++ b/editors/openoffice-devel/Makefile
@@ -450,6 +450,9 @@ do-build:
 	fi ;								  \
 	cd ${WRKSRC}/instsetoo_native ;					  \
 	. ../${FREEBSD_ENV_SET} ;					  \
+	if [ -n "${HOME}" -a ! -w "${HOME}" ]; then			  \
+		export HOME=/tmp ;					  \
+	fi ;								  \
 	build.pl --all -P$${numproc} -- -P$${dmproc}
 
 do-install:
diff --git a/editors/openoffice-devel/files/patch-solenv_gbuild_platform_freebsd.mk b/editors/openoffice-devel/files/patch-solenv_gbuild_platform_freebsd.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..acee2d1a51ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editors/openoffice-devel/files/patch-solenv_gbuild_platform_freebsd.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- solenv/gbuild/platform/freebsd.mk.orig	2017-11-27 13:50:25 UTC
++++ solenv/gbuild/platform/freebsd.mk
+@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ gb_CXXFLAGS := \
+ 	-fno-use-cxa-atexit \
+ 	-fvisibility-inlines-hidden \
+ 	-fvisibility=hidden \
++	-std=gnu++98 \
+ 	-pipe
+ ifeq ($(COM),CLANG)
+ gb_CXXFLAGS += -DHAVE_STL_INCLUDE_PATH
diff --git a/editors/openoffice-devel/files/patch-solenv_inc_unxfbsd.mk b/editors/openoffice-devel/files/patch-solenv_inc_unxfbsd.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f91d88004b2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editors/openoffice-devel/files/patch-solenv_inc_unxfbsd.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- solenv/inc/unxfbsd.mk.orig	2017-11-27 13:50:28 UTC
++++ solenv/inc/unxfbsd.mk
+@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ CFLAGSEXCEPTIONS=-fexceptions -fno-enforce-eh-specs
+ CFLAGS_NO_EXCEPTIONS=-fno-exceptions
+ 
+ # -fpermissive should be removed as soon as possible
+-CFLAGSCXX= -pipe $(ARCH_FLAGS) 
++CFLAGSCXX= -pipe $(ARCH_FLAGS) -std=gnu++98
+ .IF "$(HAVE_GCC_VISIBILITY_FEATURE)" == "TRUE"
+ CFLAGSCXX += -fvisibility-inlines-hidden
+ .ENDIF # "$(HAVE_GCC_VISIBILITY_FEATURE)" == "TRUE"