diff --git a/net-im/scli/Makefile b/net-im/scli/Makefile
index 55342fa46021..0409defd89c6 100644
--- a/net-im/scli/Makefile
+++ b/net-im/scli/Makefile
@@ -1,43 +1,47 @@
 PORTNAME=	scli
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	0.6.4
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	net-im python
 
 MAINTAINER=	0mp@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Simple terminal user interface for the Signal messenger (using signal-cli)
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}urwid-readline>=0:devel/py-urwid-readline@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}urwid>=0:devel/py-urwid@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		dbus>=0:devel/dbus \
 		signal-cli>=0.8.4.1:net-im/signal-cli
 
 USES=		python:run,3.7+ shebangfix
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	isamert
 SHEBANG_FILES=	${PORTNAME}
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/${PORTNAME}
 
 PORTDOCS=	README.md screenshots/1.png screenshots/2.png screenshots/3.png
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		DOCS LINKING
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	LINKING
 
 LINKING_DESC=		Linking support for the --link flag
 LINKING_RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pyqrcode>=0:graphics/py-pyqrcode@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
+post-patch:
+	${REINPLACE_CMD} 's|%%DOCSDIR%%|${DOCSDIR}|g' ${WRKSRC}/${PORTNAME}
+
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/${PORTNAME} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 
 post-install-DOCS-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/README.md ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	(cd ${WRKSRC} && ${COPYTREE_SHARE} screenshots ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR})
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-im/scli/files/patch-scli b/net-im/scli/files/patch-scli
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9e3d0e081e18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-im/scli/files/patch-scli
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- scli.orig	2021-07-28 12:44:13 UTC
++++ scli
+@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ SCLI_CFG_FILE = os.path.join(CFG_FOLDER, 'sclirc')
+ SCLI_LOG_FILE = os.path.join(SCLI_DATA_FOLDER, 'log')
+ 
+ SCLI_EXEC_FOLDER = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+-SCLI_README_FILE = os.path.join(SCLI_EXEC_FOLDER, 'README.md')
++SCLI_README_FILE = os.path.join('%%DOCSDIR%%', 'README.md')
+ 
+ 
+ # #############################################################################