diff --git a/srcpkgs/emacs-ess/template b/srcpkgs/emacs-ess/template
index b82e909ece2..631e335f46e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/emacs-ess/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/emacs-ess/template
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for 'emacs-ess'
 pkgname=emacs-ess
+reverts="18.10r1_1"
 version=18.10.2
-revision=1
+revision=2
 archs=noarch
 wrksrc="ess-${version}"
 makedepends="emacs perl"