diff --git accessibility/yasr/Makefile accessibility/yasr/Makefile
index 529dd793d614..a05fdf0d0bef 100644
--- accessibility/yasr/Makefile
+++ accessibility/yasr/Makefile
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ PLIST_FILES=	bin/yasr \
 		%%NLS%%share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/yasr.mo \
 		%%NLS%%share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/yasr.mo
 
-post-patch:
-	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|/bin/bash|/bin/csh|' ${WRKSRC}/yasr.conf
-
 post-install-DOCS-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 .for doc in ${PORTDOCS}
diff --git accessibility/yasr/files/patch-yasr.conf accessibility/yasr/files/patch-yasr.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e9e7b6c25ec2
--- /dev/null
+++ accessibility/yasr/files/patch-yasr.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- yasr.conf.orig	2008-01-31 13:01:50 UTC
++++ yasr.conf
+@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ synthesizer port=|/usr/local/bin/eflite
+ # Below line appropriate for Speech Dispatcher in its default configuration
+ #synthesizer port=127.0.0.1:6560
+ key echo=off
+-shell=/bin/bash
++shell=/bin/csh
+ special=off
+ up and down arrows=speak line
+ DisableKey=6925