diff --git a/math/py-scikit-umfpack/Makefile b/math/py-scikit-umfpack/Makefile
index ee9e48d76bc5..d89e731dbdb7 100644
--- a/math/py-scikit-umfpack/Makefile
+++ b/math/py-scikit-umfpack/Makefile
@@ -1,34 +1,33 @@
 PORTNAME=	scikit-umfpack
 DISTVERSION=	0.3.3
-PORTREVISION=	1
+PORTREVISION=	2
 CATEGORIES=	math python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Python interface to UMFPACK sparse direct solver
 WWW=		https://scikit-umfpack.github.io/scikit-umfpack/
 
 LICENSE=	BSD2CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-BROKEN=		does not build with SuiteSparse 6 # https://github.com/scikit-umfpack/scikit-umfpack/issues/78
-
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYNUMPY} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}scipy>0:science/py-scipy@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		swig:devel/swig
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libamd.so:math/suitesparse-amd \
+		libcblas.so:math/cblas \
 		libopenblas.so:math/openblas \
 		libumfpack.so:math/suitesparse-umfpack
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYNUMPY} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}scipy>0:science/py-scipy@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
-USES=		python
+USES=		fortran python
 USE_PYTHON=	distutils cython autoplist pytest # tests fail, see https://github.com/scikit-umfpack/scikit-umfpack/issues/77
 
 TEST_ENV=	${MAKE_ENV} PYTHONPATH=${STAGEDIR}${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR}
 
 post-install:
 	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/scikits/umfpack/__umfpack${PYTHON_EXT_SUFFIX}.so
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/py-scikit-umfpack/files/patch-scikits_umfpack_umfpack.i b/math/py-scikit-umfpack/files/patch-scikits_umfpack_umfpack.i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..40fc3b86b101
--- /dev/null
+++ b/math/py-scikit-umfpack/files/patch-scikits_umfpack_umfpack.i
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+--- scikits/umfpack/umfpack.i.orig	2017-10-25 11:44:24 UTC
++++ scikits/umfpack/umfpack.i
+@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
+ /*
+   See umfpack.py for more information.
+ 
++  Patched from <https://github.com/scikit-umfpack/scikit-umfpack/pull/80/files>
++
+   Created by: Robert Cimrman
+ */
+ 
+@@ -218,18 +220,21 @@ CONF_IN( UMFPACK_INFO )
+ };
+ 
+ %include <umfpack.h>
+-%include <umfpack_solve.h>
+-%include <umfpack_defaults.h>
+-%include <umfpack_triplet_to_col.h>
+-%include <umfpack_col_to_triplet.h>
+-%include <umfpack_transpose.h>
+-%include <umfpack_scale.h>
+ 
+-%include <umfpack_report_symbolic.h>
+-%include <umfpack_report_numeric.h>
+-%include <umfpack_report_info.h>
+-%include <umfpack_report_control.h>
++#if UMFPACK_MAIN_VERSION < 6
++  %include <umfpack_solve.h>
++  %include <umfpack_defaults.h>
++  %include <umfpack_triplet_to_col.h>
++  %include <umfpack_col_to_triplet.h>
++  %include <umfpack_transpose.h>
++  %include <umfpack_scale.h>
+ 
++  %include <umfpack_report_symbolic.h>
++  %include <umfpack_report_numeric.h>
++  %include <umfpack_report_info.h>
++  %include <umfpack_report_control.h>
++#endif
++
+ /*
+   The order is important below!
+ */
+@@ -240,21 +245,22 @@ OPAQUE_ARGOUT( void * )
+     void **Numeric
+ }
+ 
+-%include <umfpack_symbolic.h>
+-%include <umfpack_numeric.h>
++#if UMFPACK_MAIN_VERSION < 6
++  %include <umfpack_symbolic.h>
++  %include <umfpack_numeric.h>
++#endif
+ 
+-
+ OPAQUE_ARGINOUT( void * )
+ %apply  void ** opaque_arginout {
+     void **Symbolic,
+     void **Numeric
+ }
+ 
+-%include <umfpack_free_symbolic.h>
+-%include <umfpack_free_numeric.h>
++#if UMFPACK_MAIN_VERSION < 6
++  %include <umfpack_free_symbolic.h>
++  %include <umfpack_free_numeric.h>
++#endif
+ 
+-
+-
+ /*
+  * wnbell - attempt to get L,U,P,Q out
+  */
+@@ -280,8 +286,11 @@ OPAQUE_ARGINOUT( void * )
+     SuiteSparse_long *n_col,
+     SuiteSparse_long *nz_udiag
+ };
+-%include <umfpack_get_lunz.h>
+ 
++#if UMFPACK_MAIN_VERSION < 6
++  %include <umfpack_get_lunz.h>
++#endif
++
+ ARRAY_IN( double, double, DOUBLE )
+ %apply double *array {
+     double Lx [ ],
+@@ -326,6 +335,8 @@ ARRAY_IN( SuiteSparse_long, SuiteSparse_long, INT64 )
+ };
+ %apply long *OUTPUT { SuiteSparse_long *do_recip};
+ 
+-%include <umfpack_get_numeric.h>
+-
++#if UMFPACK_MAIN_VERSION < 6
++  %include <umfpack_get_numeric.h>
+ #endif
++
++#endif // SWIGPYTHON