diff --git a/textproc/R-cran-XML/Makefile b/textproc/R-cran-XML/Makefile
index f9f9c8756978..cf66e7ff975b 100644
--- a/textproc/R-cran-XML/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/R-cran-XML/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PORTNAME=	XML
-DISTVERSION=	3.98-1.4
+DISTVERSION=	3.98-1.5
 CATEGORIES=	textproc
 DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}_${DISTVERSION}
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ COMMENT=	Tools for parsing and generating XML
 
 LICENSE=	BSD2CLAUSE
 
-USES=	cran:auto-plist
+USES=	cran:auto-plist,compiles
 USE_GNOME=	libxml2
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/textproc/R-cran-XML/distinfo b/textproc/R-cran-XML/distinfo
index 0b7d925b8e2c..4d2e90c692f9 100644
--- a/textproc/R-cran-XML/distinfo
+++ b/textproc/R-cran-XML/distinfo
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-SHA256 (XML_3.98-1.4.tar.gz) = 9c0abc75312f66aac564266b6b79222259c678aedee9fc347462978354f11126
-SIZE (XML_3.98-1.4.tar.gz) = 1599214
+TIMESTAMP = 1480841628
+SHA256 (XML_3.98-1.5.tar.gz) = deaff082e4d37931d2dabea3a60c3d6916d565821043b22b3f9522ebf3918d35
+SIZE (XML_3.98-1.5.tar.gz) = 1599213