diff --git a/ports-mgmt/portupgrade/Makefile b/ports-mgmt/portupgrade/Makefile
index b18a51061e32..2d941fe5495c 100644
--- a/ports-mgmt/portupgrade/Makefile
+++ b/ports-mgmt/portupgrade/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	portupgrade
 PORTVERSION=	2.4.6
-PORTREVISION=	2
+PORTREVISION=	3
 PORTEPOCH=	2
 CATEGORIES=	ports-mgmt
 MASTER_SITES=	${MASTER_SITE_SOURCEFORGE}
diff --git a/ports-mgmt/portupgrade/files/patch-bin-portupgrade b/ports-mgmt/portupgrade/files/patch-bin-portupgrade
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9a4fd6564b1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports-mgmt/portupgrade/files/patch-bin-portupgrade
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+--- bin/portupgrade.orig	2009-07-21 23:59:59.000000000 +0400
++++ bin/portupgrade	2009-07-22 00:02:08.000000000 +0400
+@@ -597,6 +597,7 @@
+ 	      exit 1
+ 	    end
+ 
++	    list -= ['']
+ 	    list.each do |i|
+ 	      if i == first
+ 		$task_options[i][:origin] = $origin
+@@ -654,12 +655,12 @@
+ 	    upgrade_tasks -= not_need_upgrade
+ 
+ 	    # Check dependencies for updates
++	    depends -= ['']
+ 	    if $upward_recursive
+ 	      STDERR.print '[Exclude up-to-date packages '
+ 	      not_need_upgrade = []
+ 	      depends.each do |task|
+ 		STDERR.print '.'
+-		next if task == ''
+ 		begin
+ 		  pkg = PkgInfo.new(task)
+ 	        rescue ArgumentError => e