diff --git a/math/octave-forge-control/Makefile b/math/octave-forge-control/Makefile
index 6511331aa477..a892cb65e261 100644
--- a/math/octave-forge-control/Makefile
+++ b/math/octave-forge-control/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ OCTAVE_SRC=	${GH_PROJECT}-control-${DISTVERSION}
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
+post-patch:
+	${MV} ${WRKSRC}/TG04BX.f ${WRKSRC_slicot}/src
+
 pre-configure:
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e '/SC_SRC.*\:\=/s+slicot+${WRKSRC_slicot}'+ ${WRKSRC}/Makefile
 
diff --git a/math/octave-forge-control/files/patch-Makefile b/math/octave-forge-control/files/patch-Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 2320098580c2..000000000000
--- a/math/octave-forge-control/files/patch-Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
---- Makefile.orig	2024-01-11 01:31:30 UTC
-+++ Makefile
-@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ all: __control_slicot_functions__.oct \
- # uppressing warnings on indexing errors
- #
- slicotlibrary.a: slicot
-+	cp TG04BX.f $(SC_SRC)
- 	cd $(SC_SRC) && $(MKOCTFILE) -w -c MA02ID.f; mv MA02ID.f x && $(MKOCTFILE) -c *.f && mv x MA02ID.f
- 	$(AR) -rc slicotlibrary.a $(SC_SRC)/*.o
-