diff --git a/math/gnubc/Makefile b/math/gnubc/Makefile
index 337810570132..48390e1600ed 100644
--- a/math/gnubc/Makefile
+++ b/math/gnubc/Makefile
@@ -1,43 +1,42 @@
 PORTNAME=	bc
-DISTVERSION=	1.07.1
-PORTREVISION=	3
+DISTVERSION=	1.08.1
 CATEGORIES=	math
 MASTER_SITES=	GNU
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	gnu
 
-MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
+MAINTAINER=	wen@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	GNU bc/dc calculator
 WWW=		https://www.gnu.org/software/bc/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 BROKEN_powerpc64=	fails to build: tests fail with error code 2
 
 USES=		cpe libedit makeinfo
 CPE_VENDOR=	gnu
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE_MANPREFIX=${PREFIX}/share
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--with-libedit
 INFO=		bc \
 		dc
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/bc \
 		bin/dc \
 		share/man/man1/bc.1.gz \
 		share/man/man1/dc.1.gz
 PORTEXAMPLES=	ckbook.b \
 		pi.b \
 		primes.b \
 		twins.b
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	EXAMPLES
 
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	gh-bc
 
 post-install:
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}
 .for f in ${PORTEXAMPLES}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/Examples/${f} ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}
 .endfor
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/gnubc/distinfo b/math/gnubc/distinfo
index bf320dc35c15..a70be21c1a03 100644
--- a/math/gnubc/distinfo
+++ b/math/gnubc/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1529306440
-SHA256 (bc-1.07.1.tar.gz) = 62adfca89b0a1c0164c2cdca59ca210c1d44c3ffc46daf9931cf4942664cb02a
-SIZE (bc-1.07.1.tar.gz) = 419850
+TIMESTAMP = 1737638469
+SHA256 (bc-1.08.1.tar.gz) = b71457ffeb210d7ea61825ff72b3e49dc8f2c1a04102bbe23591d783d1bfe996
+SIZE (bc-1.08.1.tar.gz) = 458434
diff --git a/math/gnubc/files/patch-bc_global.h b/math/gnubc/files/patch-bc_global.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c9431053bdf..000000000000
--- a/math/gnubc/files/patch-bc_global.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
---- bc/global.h.orig	2017-04-07 22:20:02 UTC
-+++ bc/global.h
-@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@ EXTERN int n_history;
- 
- #if defined(LIBEDIT)
- /* LIBEDIT data */
--EditLine *edit INIT(NULL);
--History  *hist;
--HistEvent histev;
-+EXTERN EditLine *edit INIT(NULL);
-+EXTERN History  *hist;
-+EXTERN HistEvent histev;
- #endif
- 
- /* "Condition code" -- false (0) or true (1) */