diff --git a/graphics/R-cran-GDD/files/patch-src-Makevars.in b/graphics/R-cran-GDD/files/patch-src-Makevars.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 7dacf7c0e9c6..000000000000
--- a/graphics/R-cran-GDD/files/patch-src-Makevars.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
---- src/Makevars.in.orig	2011-09-22 15:29:19.000000000 +0000
-+++ src/Makevars.in	2011-09-22 15:29:44.000000000 +0000
-@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
- # we need to add JNI specific stuff here
--ifdef DEBUG
-+.ifdef DEBUG
-   PKG_CFLAGS+=-DJGD_DEBUG
--endif
-+.endif
- PKG_CFLAGS+=@CFLAGS@
- PKG_CPPFLAGS+=@CPPFLAGS@ -I. -Iinclude
- PKG_LIBS+=@LDFLAGS@ @LIBS@
diff --git a/graphics/R-cran-GDD/files/patch-src_Makevars.in b/graphics/R-cran-GDD/files/patch-src_Makevars.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2350bb6075f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphics/R-cran-GDD/files/patch-src_Makevars.in
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- src/Makevars.in.orig	2017-08-30 01:39:25 UTC
++++ src/Makevars.in
+@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
+ # we need to add JNI specific stuff here
+-ifdef DEBUG
+-  PKG_CFLAGS+=-DJGD_DEBUG
+-endif
+ PKG_CFLAGS+=@CFLAGS@
+ PKG_CPPFLAGS+=@CPPFLAGS@ -I. -Iinclude
+ PKG_LIBS+=@LDFLAGS@ @LIBS@