diff --git a/academic/matplotlib/matplotlib.SlackBuild b/academic/matplotlib/matplotlib.SlackBuild
index e68e20ef57..de3c3582b2 100644
--- a/academic/matplotlib/matplotlib.SlackBuild
+++ b/academic/matplotlib/matplotlib.SlackBuild
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Written by Aleksandar Samardzic <asamardzic@gmail.com>
 
 PRGNAM=matplotlib
-VERSION=${VERSION:-0.98.0}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-0.98.5.2}
 ARCH=${ARCH:-i486}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
@@ -15,14 +15,6 @@ TMP=${TMP:-/tmp/SBo}
 PKG=${PKG:-$TMP/package-$PRGNAM}
 OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp}
 
-if [ "$ARCH" = "i486" ]; then
-  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i486 -mtune=i686"
-elif [ "$ARCH" = "i686" ]; then
-  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mtune=i686"
-elif [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
-  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"
-fi
-
 set -e
 
 rm -rf $PKG
@@ -38,19 +30,19 @@ find . \
  \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) \
  -exec chmod 644 {} \;
 
-CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
-CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
-python setup.py build
 python setup.py install --root $PKG
 
 ( cd $PKG
-  find . | xargs file | grep "executable" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
-  find . | xargs file | grep "shared object" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null
+  find . | xargs file | grep "executable" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | \
+    xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
+  find . | xargs file | grep "shared object" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | \
+    xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null
 )
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
-install -m 0644 API_CHANGES CHANGELOG INSTALL INTERACTIVE KNOWN_BUGS \
-  README.txt TODO $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+install -m 0644 \
+  CHANGELOG INSTALL INTERACTIVE KNOWN_BUGS README.txt TODO \
+  $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/install
diff --git a/academic/matplotlib/matplotlib.info b/academic/matplotlib/matplotlib.info
index 1cf93d47f0..957b2dec84 100644
--- a/academic/matplotlib/matplotlib.info
+++ b/academic/matplotlib/matplotlib.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="matplotlib"
-VERSION="0.98.0"
+VERSION="0.98.5.2"
 HOMEPAGE="http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/"
-DOWNLOAD="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/matplotlib/matplotlib-0.98.0.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="4b50915bb3ef983fb695f2270c069862"
+DOWNLOAD="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/matplotlib/matplotlib-0.98.5.2.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="3e8210ec8bb71a18962ec8b43688509c"
 MAINTAINER="Aleksandar Samardzic"
 EMAIL="asamardzic@gmail.com"
 APPROVED="rworkman"
diff --git a/academic/matplotlib/slack-desc b/academic/matplotlib/slack-desc
index 0308217fb4..c7a91e2ea1 100644
--- a/academic/matplotlib/slack-desc
+++ b/academic/matplotlib/slack-desc
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
 # customary to leave one space after the ':'.
 
           |-----handy-ruler--------------------------------------------------|
-matplotlib: matplotlib  (a Python 2D plotting library)
+matplotlib: matplotlib (a Python 2D plotting library)
 matplotlib:
 matplotlib: Matplotlib is a plotting library for Python which uses
 matplotlib: syntax similar to MATLAB.  Matplotlib produces publication
 matplotlib: quality figures in a variety of hardcopy formats and
 matplotlib: interactive environments across platforms.
 matplotlib: 
-matplotlib: Matplotlib home page is: http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/
+matplotlib: Homepage: http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/
 matplotlib:
 matplotlib:
 matplotlib: