diff --git a/srcpkgs/maxima/template b/srcpkgs/maxima/template
index ede3fee2a2a..111bdd8148f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/maxima/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/maxima/template
@@ -1,17 +1,28 @@
 # Template file for 'maxima'
 pkgname=maxima
-version=5.37.0
+version=5.37.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="$(vopt_enable clisp) $(vopt_enable sbcl)"
 hostmakedepends="python perl emacs"
-makedepends="clisp readline-devel"
-depends="clisp"
+makedepends="$(vopt_if clisp clisp) $(vopt_if sbcl sbcl) readline-devel"
+depends="$(vopt_if clisp clisp) $(vopt_if sbcl sbcl)"
 short_desc="Computer Algebra System"
 maintainer="Martin Riese <grauehaare@gmx.de>"
 homepage="http://maxima.sourceforge.net/"
 license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/maxima/maxima-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=499e14355019c597406271188e6c49cd0609af633d0782980198745d8da876d1
+checksum=511477cbdf4645a6abd49596d59ed449ec8e012f90b59b1ddffc783c697bf744
+
+build_options="clisp sbcl"
+desc_option_clisp="Build with CLISP"
+desc_option_sbcl="Build with SBCL"
+build_options_default="clisp"
+vopt_conflict clisp sbcl
+
+post_configure() {
+	sed -i 's/(sb-ext:save-lisp-and-die "\$@")/(sb-ext:save-lisp-and-die "$@" :compression 9)/' src/Makefile
+}
 
 post_install() {
 	vmkdir usr/share/doc