diff --git a/academic/maxima/maxima.SlackBuild b/academic/maxima/maxima.SlackBuild
index 62bf3ced5e..de32fcbf35 100644
--- a/academic/maxima/maxima.SlackBuild
+++ b/academic/maxima/maxima.SlackBuild
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 # Slackware build script for maxima
 
+# Copyright 2017 Dhaby Xiloj <slack.dhabyx@gmail.com>
+# All rights reserved.
+# Based on work of Robby and others slackers.
 # Copyright 2006-2007  Robby Workman  (http://rlworkman.net)
 # All rights reserved.
 #
@@ -29,13 +32,13 @@
 # Glenn Becker -> update to version 5.38.1
 
 PRGNAM=maxima
-VERSION=${VERSION:-5.38.1}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-5.39.0}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
 if [ -z "$ARCH" ]; then
   case "$( uname -m )" in
-    i?86) ARCH=i486 ;;
+    i?86) ARCH=i586 ;;
     arm*) ARCH=arm ;;
        *) ARCH=$( uname -m ) ;;
   esac
@@ -46,8 +49,8 @@ TMP=${TMP:-/tmp/SBo}
 PKG=$TMP/package-$PRGNAM
 OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp}
 
-if [ "$ARCH" = "i486" ]; then
-  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i486 -mtune=i686"
+if [ "$ARCH" = "i586" ]; then
+  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i586 -mtune=i686"
   LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
 elif [ "$ARCH" = "i686" ]; then
   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mtune=i686"
diff --git a/academic/maxima/maxima.info b/academic/maxima/maxima.info
index 33a711f2c1..676c4f7b56 100644
--- a/academic/maxima/maxima.info
+++ b/academic/maxima/maxima.info
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 PRGNAM="maxima"
-VERSION="5.38.1"
+VERSION="5.39.0"
 HOMEPAGE="http://maxima.sourceforge.net/"
-DOWNLOAD="https://sourceforge.net/projects/maxima/files/Maxima-source/5.38.1-source/maxima-5.38.1.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="bc21a56e0e413c24a31408ee5900cb59"
+DOWNLOAD="https://sourceforge.net/projects/maxima/files/Maxima-source/5.39.0-source/maxima-5.39.0.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="3bccafb512ff1054be700c61601088af"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""
-MAINTAINER="Glenn Becker"
-EMAIL="glenn.becker@gmail.com"
+MAINTAINER="DhabyX"
+EMAIL="slack.dhabyx@gmail.com"