diff --git a/devel/qt5-assistant/Makefile b/devel/qt5-assistant/Makefile
index 86d597a25201..163b81b24200 100644
--- a/devel/qt5-assistant/Makefile
+++ b/devel/qt5-assistant/Makefile
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	assistant
 DISTVERSION=	${QT5_VERSION}
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	qt5-
 
 MAINTAINER=	kde@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Qt 5 documentation browser
 
-USE_QT5=	core gui help network printsupport sql webkit widgets \
+USE_QT5=	core gui help network printsupport sql widgets \
 		buildtools_build sql-sqlite3_run
 QT_DIST=	tools
 USES=		qmake
diff --git a/devel/qt5-assistant/files/patch-src_assistant_assistant_assistant.pro b/devel/qt5-assistant/files/patch-src_assistant_assistant_assistant.pro
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..668ae556ef40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/qt5-assistant/files/patch-src_assistant_assistant_assistant.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Do not use QtWebKit even if it is present to reduce the port's dependencies.
+--- src/assistant/assistant/assistant.pro
++++ src/assistant/assistant/assistant.pro
+@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
+-qtHaveModule(webkitwidgets):!contains(QT_CONFIG, static) {
+-    BROWSER = qtwebkit
+-} else {
+-    BROWSER = qtextbrowser
+-}
++BROWSER = qtextbrowser
+ 
+ QT += widgets network help sql help
+ qtHaveModule(printsupport): QT += printsupport