diff --git a/graphics/brlcad/brlcad.SlackBuild b/graphics/brlcad/brlcad.SlackBuild
index 2e8ecc9f77..c66fac3e66 100644
--- a/graphics/brlcad/brlcad.SlackBuild
+++ b/graphics/brlcad/brlcad.SlackBuild
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 # Released under the WTFPL - http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/
 
 # Maintained as of version 7.16.6 by Niels Horn <niels.horn@gmail.com>
-# Revision date: 2011/03/29
+# Revision date: 2011/05/29
 
 PRGNAM=brlcad
-VERSION=${VERSION:-7.18.2}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-7.18.4}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
@@ -55,13 +55,8 @@ find . \
  \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) \
  -exec chmod 644 {} \;
 
-# Don't be too "strict" with src/conv/patch/patch-g.c
-#   This is a "known issue" according to the guys on #brlcad so let's try
-#   to remove this with the next release.
-#   Another solution is to completely disable "strict building" with the
-#   configure flag "-disable-strict-build"
-sed -i "/patch_g_CFLAGS/s|\${STRICT_FLAGS}||" src/conv/Makefile.in
-
+# There is a "known issue" according to the guys on #brlcad and we need
+# the configure flag "-disable-strict-build" for now
 CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 ./configure \
@@ -74,6 +69,7 @@ CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
   --disable-tcl-build \
   --disable-tk-build \
   --disable-jove-build \
+  --disable-strict-build \
   --build=$ARCH-slackware-linux
 
 make
diff --git a/graphics/brlcad/brlcad.info b/graphics/brlcad/brlcad.info
index 3ec1f26703..e8f3fdfa2b 100644
--- a/graphics/brlcad/brlcad.info
+++ b/graphics/brlcad/brlcad.info
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 PRGNAM="brlcad"
-VERSION="7.18.2"
+VERSION="7.18.4"
 HOMEPAGE="http://brlcad.org"
-DOWNLOAD="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/brlcad/brlcad-7.18.2.tar.bz2"
-MD5SUM="04bf0bd8d7a774d368856f2332779797"
+DOWNLOAD="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/brlcad/brlcad-7.18.4.tar.bz2"
+MD5SUM="2235649d84727578944d4e48a874485e"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Niels Horn"
 EMAIL="niels.horn@gmail.com" 
-APPROVED="dsomero"
+APPROVED="dsomero,Erik Hanson"