diff --git a/devel/zziplib/Makefile b/devel/zziplib/Makefile
index 7eaad71f8f98..681e25a4d0bd 100644
--- a/devel/zziplib/Makefile
+++ b/devel/zziplib/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ USE_GNOME=	gnomehack pkgconfig
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_TARGET=	--build=${MACHINE_ARCH}-portbld-freebsd${OSREL}
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--mandir=${PREFIX}/man
+USE_PYTHON_BUILD=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 MAN3=		__zzip_fetch_disk_trailer.3 __zzip_parse_root_directory.3 __zzip_try_open.3 \
diff --git a/devel/zziplib/files/patch-docs_Makefile.in b/devel/zziplib/files/patch-docs_Makefile.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..958850f09528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/zziplib/files/patch-docs_Makefile.in
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- docs/Makefile.in.orig	Sun Apr 22 09:27:39 2007
++++ docs/Makefile.in	Sun Apr 22 09:27:53 2007
+@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@
+ 
+ 
+ all : all-am default
+-default : doc @MAINTAINER_MODE_FALSE@ mans
++default : @MAINTAINER_MODE_FALSE@ mans
+ clean-doc clean-docs : clean-unpack
+ 	- rm $(DISTCLEANFILES) 
+ 	- rm $(MAINTAINERCLEANFILES)