diff --git a/math/octave-forge-control/Makefile b/math/octave-forge-control/Makefile
index e1a74e641ba1..4f37778505b7 100644
--- a/math/octave-forge-control/Makefile
+++ b/math/octave-forge-control/Makefile
@@ -1,29 +1,25 @@
 PORTNAME=	octave-forge-control
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	control-
 DISTVERSION=	4.0.1
 CATEGORIES=	math
 
 MAINTAINER=	stephen@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Octave-forge package ${OCTAVE_PKGNAME}
 WWW=		https://packages.octave.org/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKDIR}/${OCTAVE_SRC}/COPYING
 
 USES=		octave autoreconf
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	gnu-octave SLICOT:slicot
 GH_PROJECT=	pkg-control SLICOT-Reference:slicot
 GH_TAGNAME=	401037e:slicot
 
 OCTAVE_SRC=	${GH_PROJECT}-control-${DISTVERSION}
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-#post-patch:
-	#${MV} ${WRKSRC}/TG04BX.f ${WRKSRC_slicot}/src
-
-post-patch:
-	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e '/SC_SMOD.*\:\=/s+\.\./slicot\-reference+${WRKSRC_slicot}'+ ${WRKSRC}/Makefile
+MAKE_ARGS+=	SC_SMOD=${WRKSRC_slicot}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>