diff --git a/srcpkgs/octave/patches/aaffac4fbe30.patch b/srcpkgs/octave/patches/aaffac4fbe30.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e4c0e5cd72b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/octave/patches/aaffac4fbe30.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+Source: https://hg.octave.org/octave/raw-rev/aaffac4fbe30
+See: https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?63684
+
+# HG changeset patch
+# User Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de>
+# Date 1674223637 -3600
+# Node ID aaffac4fbe30833c07ac7e267da19c2ff569085f
+# Parent  084bbdabb969d502c964b046129b82adec2caeba
+Adapt for API changes in SuiteSparse 7.0.0 or newer (bug #63684).
+
+* liboctave/util/oct-sparse.h (SUITESPARSE_ASSIGN_FPTR,
+SUITESPARSE_ASSIGN_FPTR2): Adapt macro for changes in API of SuiteSparse 7.0.0
+or newer.
+
+diff -r 084bbdabb969 -r aaffac4fbe30 liboctave/util/oct-sparse.h
+--- a/liboctave/util/oct-sparse.h	Sun Jan 08 15:12:27 2023 +0100
++++ b/liboctave/util/oct-sparse.h	Fri Jan 20 15:07:17 2023 +0100
+@@ -89,16 +89,27 @@
+ #  include <SuiteSparseQR.hpp>
+ #endif
+ 
+-// Cope with new SuiteSparse versions
++// Cope with API differences between SuiteSparse versions
+ 
+ #if defined (SUITESPARSE_VERSION)
+-#  if (SUITESPARSE_VERSION >= SUITESPARSE_VER_CODE (4, 3))
++#  if (SUITESPARSE_VERSION >= SUITESPARSE_VER_CODE (7, 0))
++#    define SUITESPARSE_NAME(name) SuiteSparse_ ## name
++#    define SUITESPARSE_SET_FCN(name) SuiteSparse_config_ ## name ## _set
++#    define SUITESPARSE_ASSIGN_FPTR(f_name, f_var, f_assign) \
++       SUITESPARSE_SET_FCN(f_name) (f_assign)
++#    define SUITESPARSE_ASSIGN_FPTR2(f_name, f_var, f_assign) \
++       SUITESPARSE_SET_FCN(f_name) (SUITESPARSE_NAME (f_assign))
++#  elif (SUITESPARSE_VERSION >= SUITESPARSE_VER_CODE (4, 3))
+ #    define SUITESPARSE_NAME(name) SuiteSparse_ ## name
+-#    define SUITESPARSE_ASSIGN_FPTR(f_name, f_var, f_assign) (SuiteSparse_config.f_name = f_assign)
+-#    define SUITESPARSE_ASSIGN_FPTR2(f_name, f_var, f_assign) (SuiteSparse_config.f_name = SUITESPARSE_NAME (f_assign))
++#    define SUITESPARSE_ASSIGN_FPTR(f_name, f_var, f_assign) \
++       (SuiteSparse_config.f_name = f_assign)
++#    define SUITESPARSE_ASSIGN_FPTR2(f_name, f_var, f_assign) \
++       (SuiteSparse_config.f_name = SUITESPARSE_NAME (f_assign))
+ #  else
+-#    define SUITESPARSE_ASSIGN_FPTR(f_name, f_var, f_assign) (f_var = f_assign)
+-#    define SUITESPARSE_ASSIGN_FPTR2(f_name, f_var, f_assign) (f_var = CHOLMOD_NAME (f_assign))
++#    define SUITESPARSE_ASSIGN_FPTR(f_name, f_var, f_assign) \
++       (f_var = f_assign)
++#    define SUITESPARSE_ASSIGN_FPTR2(f_name, f_var, f_assign) \
++       (f_var = CHOLMOD_NAME (f_assign))
+ #  endif
+ #endif
+ 
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/octave/template b/srcpkgs/octave/template
index 164c9309347..471190a8fcb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/octave/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/octave/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'octave'
 pkgname=octave
 version=7.3.0
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-docs"
 hostmakedepends="perl gcc-fortran pkg-config"