diff --git a/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_2.4.0-beta1.bb b/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_2.4.0-beta1.bb
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+require freeciv.inc
+
+DEFAULT_PREFERENCE = "-1"
+
+PR = "r0"
+
+DEPENDS += "curl"
+
+SRC_URI += "${SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR}/freeciv/freeciv-${PV}.tar.bz2"
+
+SRC_URI[md5sum] = "178290b29a776f8f9da5309a2d379596"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "b20c0c0d6138e589b359be49546a034ca4f8deeba2c0b99a894333d306d2234b"