diff --git a/misc/wmweather+/Makefile b/misc/wmweather+/Makefile
index 81248b9aa2ed..4b09f288cd5d 100644
--- a/misc/wmweather+/Makefile
+++ b/misc/wmweather+/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	wmweather+
 PORTVERSION=	2.17
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	misc windowmaker geography
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/wmweatherplus/wmweather%2B/ \
 		SF/nemysisfreebsdp/misc/:icons
@@ -54,11 +55,14 @@ WM_LIB_DEPENDS=		libWMaker.so:x11-wm/windowmaker
 WM_LIB_DEPENDS_OFF=	libwraster.so:x11-wm/libwraster
 
 post-patch:
-	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's| __THROW __attribute__ ((__noreturn__))|| ; \
-		s|http://www.nws.noaa.gov/tg/siteloc.shtml|http://www.nws.noaa.gov/tg/siteloc.php|' \
+	@${REINPLACE_CMD} \
+		-e 's| __THROW __attribute__ ((__noreturn__))||' \
+		-e 's|http://www.nws.noaa.gov/tg/siteloc.shtml|http://www.nws.noaa.gov/tg/siteloc.php|' \
+		-e 's|"/etc/wmweather+.conf"|"${PREFIX}/etc/wmweather+.conf"|' \
 		${WRKSRC}/${PORTNAME}.c
-	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e \
-		's|http://www.nws.noaa.gov/tg/siteloc.shtml|http://www.nws.noaa.gov/tg/siteloc.php|' \
+	@${REINPLACE_CMD} \
+		-e 's|http://www.nws.noaa.gov/tg/siteloc.shtml|http://www.nws.noaa.gov/tg/siteloc.php|' \
+		-e 's|/etc/wmweather+.conf|${PREFIX}/etc/wmweather+.conf|' \
 		${WRKSRC}/${PORTNAME}.1.in
 
 do-install:
diff --git a/misc/wmweather+/files/pkg-message.in b/misc/wmweather+/files/pkg-message.in
index 0d6b7f1420c4..d8009cd6dbc0 100644
--- a/misc/wmweather+/files/pkg-message.in
+++ b/misc/wmweather+/files/pkg-message.in
@@ -7,11 +7,14 @@ All options are given in the config file and in command line (CLI)
 Please copy example.conf to yours home directory and adjust it to your needs!
 
     su user
-
     mkdir ~/.wmweather+
-
     cp -a %%EXAMPLESDIR%%/example.conf ~/.wmweather+/conf
+    exit
 
+If you prefer a global configuration file, do
+
+    su root
+    cp -a %%EXAMPLESDIR%%/example.conf %%PREFIX%%/etc/wmweather+.conf
     exit
 
 Have fun!