diff --git a/graphics/epix/Makefile b/graphics/epix/Makefile
index be7dbffa6364..237a797c0343 100644
--- a/graphics/epix/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/epix/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #
 
 PORTNAME=	epix
-PORTVERSION=	0.8.9
+PORTVERSION=	0.8.10a
 CATEGORIES=	graphics
 MASTER_SITES=	http://mathcs.holycross.edu/~ahwang/software/
 DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}_src
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	bash:${PORTSDIR}/shells/bash2
 RUN_DEPENDS=	bash:${PORTSDIR}/shells/bash2 \
 		latex:${PORTSDIR}/print/teTeX
 
-WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
+WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION:S/a//}
 
 USE_BZIP2=	yes
 USE_REINPLACE=	yes
 MAKE_ARGS=	CXX="${CXX}" CFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} -c" \
 		INSTALL_PROGRAM="${INSTALL_DATA}" \
 		INSTALL_BIN="${INSTALL_SCRIPT}"
-PLIST_SUB=	VERSION="${PORTVERSION}"
+PLIST_SUB=	VERSION="${PORTVERSION:S/a//}"
 
 MAN1=	epix.1
 
diff --git a/graphics/epix/distinfo b/graphics/epix/distinfo
index fa21cd3b5f04..e888cca3545e 100644
--- a/graphics/epix/distinfo
+++ b/graphics/epix/distinfo
@@ -1 +1 @@
-MD5 (epix-0.8.9_src.tar.bz2) = eb79612c0dd57d05c4a520b47302a501
+MD5 (epix-0.8.10a_src.tar.bz2) = 9d470d60782758fa12f7050ee0c3707e
diff --git a/graphics/epix/files/patch-newbash.sh b/graphics/epix/files/patch-newbash.sh
index 52c58af2d04f..0b7fadd4dd18 100644
--- a/graphics/epix/files/patch-newbash.sh
+++ b/graphics/epix/files/patch-newbash.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
---- newbash.sh.orig	Tue Sep  3 01:50:01 2002
-+++ newbash.sh	Sat Jan 11 15:16:11 2003
+--- newbash.sh.orig	Sat Apr 26 09:34:50 2003
++++ newbash.sh	Thu Jun 19 13:08:48 2003
 @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
  #!/bin/sh
  #
  for FILE in elaps laps make_header post-uninst.sh pre-install.sh prepix \
--	samples.sh samples/makefigs Makefile
-+	helpfiles.sh samples/makefigs Makefile
+-	samples/sample.sh samples/makefigs Makefile
++	helpfiles.sh samples/sample.sh samples/makefigs Makefile
  do
  	mv $FILE $FILE.orig
 -	sed 's+/bin/bash+/usr/local/bin/bash+g' $FILE.orig > $FILE