diff --git a/irc/epic5/Makefile b/irc/epic5/Makefile
index 3c9fe2a74a98..96e02e639c37 100644
--- a/irc/epic5/Makefile
+++ b/irc/epic5/Makefile
@@ -1,43 +1,49 @@
 # Created by: Josh Paetzel <josh@tcbug.org>
 
 PORTNAME=	epic5
 PORTVERSION=	2.1.7
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	irc
 MASTER_SITES=	http://ftp.epicsol.org/pub/epic/EPIC5-PRODUCTION/
 
 MAINTAINER=	epic@dsllsn.net
 COMMENT=	Enhanced Programmable IRC-II Client
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYRIGHT
 
+USES=		iconv libarchive ncurses ssl tar:xz
+
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 PLIST_SUB+=	PORTVERSION=${PORTVERSION}
 CFLAGS:=	${CFLAGS:C/-O2/-O/g}
 
-OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS PERL RUBY TCL
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS PERL PYTHON RUBY TCL
+OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	PYTHON
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--with-iconv=${ICONV_PREFIX}
-USES=		iconv libarchive ncurses ssl tar:xz
 
 PERL_USES=	perl5
 PERL_CONFIGURE_WITH=	perl
+PYTHON_USES=	python gettext-runtime
+PYTHON_CONFIGURE_ON=	--with-python=${PYTHON_CMD}-config
+PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--without-python
 RUBY_USE=	ruby=yes
 RUBY_CONFIGURE_WITH=	ruby
 TCL_USES=	tcl
 TCL_CONFIGURE_ON=	--with-tcl=${TCL_LIBDIR}/tclConfig.sh
 TCL_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--with-tcl=no
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|-lcurses|-lncurses|' ${WRKSRC}/configure
 
 post-install:
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/epic5-${PORTVERSION}
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/libexec/epic5-wserv4
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 .for i in BUG_FORM EPIC4-USERS-README FILES KNOWNBUGS README README-CRYPTO UPDATES WISHLIST
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/${i} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 .endfor
 	(cd ${WRKSRC}/doc && ${COPYTREE_SHARE} . ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR})
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>