diff --git a/textproc/ispell/Makefile b/textproc/ispell/Makefile
index 1548981c049a..7e8066c09af1 100644
--- a/textproc/ispell/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/ispell/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME?=	ispell
 PORTVERSION?=	3.2.05
-PORTREVISION=	1
+PORTREVISION?=	1
 CATEGORIES+=	textproc
 MASTER_SITES=	http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/tars/
 DISTNAME=	ispell-3.2.05		# needed for slave ports / options