diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index a10f3150e9..2f8f7b7e3a 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Copyright © 2016 Mathieu Lirzin <mthl@gnu.org>
 # Copyright © 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
 # Copyright © 2016 Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com>
-# Copyright © 2016, 2017 Kei Kebreau <kkebreau@posteo.net>
+# Copyright © 2016, 2017, 2018 Kei Kebreau <kkebreau@posteo.net>
 # Copyright © 2016, 2017 Rene Saavedra <rennes@openmailbox.org>
 # Copyright © 2016 Adonay "adfeno" Felipe Nogueira <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/User:Adfeno> <adfeno@openmailbox.org>
 # Copyright © 2016, 2017 Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
@@ -1160,6 +1160,7 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/wpa-supplicant-fix-zeroed-keys.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/wpa-supplicant-fix-nonce-reuse.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/wpa-supplicant-krack-followups.patch	\
+  %D%/packages/patches/wxmaxima-do-not-use-old-gnuplot-parameters.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/xboing-CVE-2004-0149.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/xcb-proto-python3-print.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/xcb-proto-python3-whitespace.patch	\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/maths.scm b/gnu/packages/maths.scm
index 25e1d5a312..b20cec5440 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/maths.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/maths.scm
@@ -2489,7 +2489,7 @@ point numbers.")
 (define-public wxmaxima
   (package
     (name "wxmaxima")
-    (version "17.10.1")
+    (version "18.02.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
@@ -2498,12 +2498,12 @@ point numbers.")
        (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0qlzc31cqkwpfgrb9cif9bcnkj3rq487plg4rns7jxv6pq4609v1"))))
-    (build-system gnu-build-system)
+         "03kr2rgfp4hcf3is8m8d8f9hj660c3xgrc50vrrfpixx4syh6wvj"))
+       (patches
+        (search-patches "wxmaxima-do-not-use-old-gnuplot-parameters.patch"))))
+    (build-system cmake-build-system)
     (native-inputs
-     `(("autoconf" ,autoconf)
-       ("automake" ,automake)
-       ("gettext" ,gettext-minimal)))
+     `(("gettext" ,gettext-minimal)))
     (inputs
      `(("wxwidgets" ,wxwidgets)
        ("maxima" ,maxima)
@@ -2512,11 +2512,9 @@ point numbers.")
        ("gtk+" ,gtk+)
        ("shared-mime-info" ,shared-mime-info)))
     (arguments
-     `(#:phases
+     `(#:tests? #f ; no check target
+       #:phases
        (modify-phases %standard-phases
-         (add-after 'unpack 'autoconf
-           (lambda _
-             (zero? (system* "sh" "bootstrap"))))
          (add-after 'install 'wrap-program
            (lambda* (#:key inputs outputs #:allow-other-keys)
              (wrap-program (string-append (assoc-ref outputs "out")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/wxmaxima-do-not-use-old-gnuplot-parameters.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/wxmaxima-do-not-use-old-gnuplot-parameters.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..345101bd3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/wxmaxima-do-not-use-old-gnuplot-parameters.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+This fixes the wxplot2d plotting issue found at
+https://github.com/andrejv/wxmaxima/issues/973.
+
+From 5a0693c97ceaa4935b908f1e478126896952f399 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Gunter=20K=C3=B6nigsmann?= <gunter@peterpall.de>
+Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 05:37:35 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Seems I accidentally made wxMaxima to default to parameters
+ for old gnuplots. Resolves #973
+
+---
+ data/wxmathml.lisp.in | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/data/wxmathml.lisp.in b/data/wxmathml.lisp.in
+index a32e3fc3..4e19acaf 100644
+--- a/data/wxmathml.lisp.in
++++ b/data/wxmathml.lisp.in
+@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
+ (defvar $wxsubscripts t
+   "Recognize TeX-style subscripts")
+ (defvar $wxplot_pngcairo nil "Use gnuplot's pngcairo terminal for new plots?")
+-(defmvar $wxplot_old_gnuplot t)
++(defmvar $wxplot_old_gnuplot nil)
+ 
+ (defun $wxstatusbar (status)
+   (format t "<statusbar>~a</statusbar>~%" status))