diff --git a/math/fricas/Makefile b/math/fricas/Makefile
index 95fc33be753d..06e8040f3cf6 100644
--- a/math/fricas/Makefile
+++ b/math/fricas/Makefile
@@ -1,33 +1,30 @@
 PORTNAME=	fricas
 DISTVERSION=	1.3.9
 DISTVERSIONSUFFIX=	-full
 PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	math
 MASTER_SITES=	SF
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Advanced computer algebra system
 WWW=		https://fricas.sourceforge.net/
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/license/LICENSE.AXIOM
 
-BROKEN=		fails to build
-#BROKEN_i386=	build fails, reported to ML
-
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	sbcl:lang/sbcl
 RUN_DEPENDS=	rlwrap:devel/rlwrap
 
 USES=		autoreconf gmake tar:bz2 xorg
 USE_XORG=	ice sm x11 xpm
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
-CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--with-lisp=sbcl
+CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--with-lisp="sbcl --dynamic-space-size 2048"
 
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-${DISTVERSION}
 
 STRIP=		#these binaries fail if stripped
 
 PLIST_SUB=	HOST_ARCH="${CONFIGURE_TARGET}"
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>