diff --git a/devel/ruby-textbuf/Makefile b/devel/ruby-textbuf/Makefile
index dbde82962182..28905234eea1 100644
--- a/devel/ruby-textbuf/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ruby-textbuf/Makefile
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ DIST_SUBDIR=	ruby
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Gapped text buffer extention for Ruby
 
-BROKEN=		Inconsistent dependencies
-DEPRECATED=	${BROKEN}
-EXPIRATION_DATE=2006-12-01
-
 USE_RUBY=	yes
 USE_RUBY_AMSTD=	yes
 USE_RUBY_SETUP=	yes
@@ -28,8 +24,6 @@ USE_RUBY_SETUP=	yes
 DOCS_EN=	README.en
 DOCS_JA=	README.ja
 
-RUBY_VER=	1.6
-
 do-install:
 .if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
 	${MKDIR} ${RUBY_MODEXAMPLESDIR}/ja
diff --git a/devel/ruby-textbuf/files/patch-ext-textbuf-sftextbuf.c b/devel/ruby-textbuf/files/patch-ext-textbuf-sftextbuf.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5bf99a4a1d7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/ruby-textbuf/files/patch-ext-textbuf-sftextbuf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+--- ext/textbuf/sftextbuf.c.orig	Thu Mar 15 01:30:08 2001
++++ ext/textbuf/sftextbuf.c	Wed Oct 11 09:07:55 2006
+@@ -1158,7 +1158,6 @@
+     OBJSETUP(str, rb_cString, T_STRING);
+     str->ptr = 0;
+     str->len = 0;
+-    str->orig = 0;
+     OBJ_FREEZE(str);
+ 
+     CRITICAL_BEGIN(buf);
+@@ -1199,7 +1198,6 @@
+     OBJSETUP(str, rb_cString, T_STRING);
+     str->ptr = 0;
+     str->len = 0;
+-    str->orig = 0;
+     OBJ_FREEZE(str);
+ 
+     CRITICAL_BEGIN(buf);