diff --git c/games/minetest/Makefile i/games/minetest/Makefile
index 9de38a0c7dda..6eecbee25b0e 100644
--- c/games/minetest/Makefile
+++ i/games/minetest/Makefile
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ CLIENT_CMAKE_ON=	-DBUILD_CLIENT=1
 CLIENT_CMAKE_OFF=	-DBUILD_CLIENT=0
 CLIENT_LIB_DEPENDS=	libpng.so:graphics/png \
 			libIrrlicht.so:x11-toolkits/irrlicht
-CLIENT_USES=		jpeg
-CLIENT_USE=		GL=gl XORG=x11,xext
+CLIENT_USES=		jpeg ncurses
+CLIENT_USE=		GL=gl,glu XORG=x11,xext,sm,ice
 SERVER_CMAKE_BOOL=	BUILD_SERVER
 CURL_CMAKE_BOOL=	ENABLE_CURL
 CURL_LIB_DEPENDS=	libcurl.so:ftp/curl
diff --git c/games/minetest/files/patch-cmake_Modules_FindLuaJIT.cmake i/games/minetest/files/patch-cmake_Modules_FindLuaJIT.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8f3ffa764753
--- /dev/null
+++ i/games/minetest/files/patch-cmake_Modules_FindLuaJIT.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- cmake/Modules/FindLuaJIT.cmake.orig	2018-03-11 18:37:44 UTC
++++ cmake/Modules/FindLuaJIT.cmake
+@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
+ FIND_PATH(LUA_INCLUDE_DIR luajit.h
+ 	HINTS
+ 	$ENV{LUA_DIR}
+-	PATH_SUFFIXES include/luajit-2.0 include/luajit-5_1-2.0 include
++	PATH_SUFFIXES include/luajit-2.1 include/luajit-2.0 include/luajit-5_1-2.0 include
+ 	PATHS
+ 	~/Library/Frameworks
+ 	/Library/Frameworks
diff --git c/games/minetest/files/patch-src_content__mapblock.cpp i/games/minetest/files/patch-src_content__mapblock.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2b29d9a87b49
--- /dev/null
+++ i/games/minetest/files/patch-src_content__mapblock.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- src/content_mapblock.cpp.orig	2018-03-11 21:42:16 UTC
++++ src/content_mapblock.cpp
+@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software 
+ // Corresponding offsets are listed in g_27dirs
+ #define FRAMED_NEIGHBOR_COUNT 18
+ 
+-static constexpr v3s16 light_dirs[8] = {
++static const v3s16 light_dirs[8] = {
+ 	v3s16(-1, -1, -1),
+ 	v3s16(-1, -1,  1),
+ 	v3s16(-1,  1, -1),
diff --git c/games/minetest/files/patch-src_util_cpp11.h i/games/minetest/files/patch-src_util_cpp11.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..199eb03916d8
--- /dev/null
+++ i/games/minetest/files/patch-src_util_cpp11.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- src/util/cpp11.h.orig	2018-03-11 21:36:29 UTC
++++ src/util/cpp11.h
+@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software 
+ #ifndef MT_CPP11_HEADER
+ #define MT_CPP11_HEADER
+ 
+-#if __cplusplus < 201103L || _MSC_VER < 1600
++#if __cplusplus < 201103L
+ #define USE_CPP11_FAKE_KEYWORD
+ #endif
+