diff --git a/devel/flexdock/Makefile b/devel/flexdock/Makefile
index 81d845c215f1..978ec740e5b5 100644
--- a/devel/flexdock/Makefile
+++ b/devel/flexdock/Makefile
@@ -1,32 +1,31 @@
 PORTNAME=	flexdock
 PORTVERSION=	1.2.4
-PORTREVISION=	3
+PORTREVISION=	4
 CATEGORIES=	devel java
 MASTER_SITES=	http://forge.scilab.org/index.php/p/${PORTNAME}/downloads/get/
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Swing windowing and docking framework
 WWW=		https://forge.scilab.org/index.php/p/flexdock/
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.txt
 
-USES=		java:ant,run
-JAVA_VERSION=  8 # math/scilab needs java 8 compatible classes
+USES=		java:ant
 
 ALL_TARGET=	dist
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 PLIST_FILES=	${JAVAJARDIR}/flexdock.jar
 PORTDOCS=	*
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_DATA}	${WRKSRC}/build/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}.jar ${STAGEDIR}${JAVAJARDIR}/${PORTNAME}.jar
 
 do-install-DOCS-on:
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	(cd ${WRKSRC}/build/docs && ${COPYTREE_SHARE} \* ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR})
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/flexdock/files/patch-build.xml b/devel/flexdock/files/patch-build.xml
index 34cb0d2df09e..7d3c1acd6559 100644
--- a/devel/flexdock/files/patch-build.xml
+++ b/devel/flexdock/files/patch-build.xml
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 --- build.xml.orig	2013-08-05 12:27:30 UTC
 +++ build.xml
 @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
  
     <target name="compile" depends="init, resources"
             description="Compile java sources for the framework, demos, and tests">
 -      <javac classpathref="javac.classpath" destdir="${bin.dir}" debug="true" source="1.5" target="1.5" includeAntRuntime="no">
-+      <javac classpathref="javac.classpath" destdir="${bin.dir}" debug="true" includeAntRuntime="no">
++      <javac classpathref="javac.classpath" destdir="${bin.dir}" debug="true" source="8" target="8" includeAntRuntime="no">
           <compilerarg value="-Xlint"/>
           <src path="${java.src.core}" />
           <!-- the next 3 are interdependent -->
 @@ -122,8 +122,8 @@
           <src path="${java.src.drag}"/>
           <src path="${java.src.perspective}"/>
        </javac>
 -      <javac classpathref="javac.classpath.demo" srcdir="${java.src.demo}" destdir="${bin.dir.demo}" debug="true" source="1.5" target="1.5" includeAntRuntime="no"/>
 -      <javac classpathref="javac.classpath.test" srcdir="${java.src.test}" destdir="${bin.dir.test}" debug="true" source="1.5" target="1.5"  includeAntRuntime="no"/>
-+      <javac classpathref="javac.classpath.demo" srcdir="${java.src.demo}" destdir="${bin.dir.demo}" debug="true" includeAntRuntime="no"/>
-+      <javac classpathref="javac.classpath.test" srcdir="${java.src.test}" destdir="${bin.dir.test}" debug="true" includeAntRuntime="no"/>
++      <javac classpathref="javac.classpath.demo" srcdir="${java.src.demo}" destdir="${bin.dir.demo}" debug="true" source="8" target="8" includeAntRuntime="no"/>
++      <javac classpathref="javac.classpath.test" srcdir="${java.src.test}" destdir="${bin.dir.test}" debug="true" source="8" target="8"  includeAntRuntime="no"/>
     </target>