diff --git a/misc/ollama/Makefile b/misc/ollama/Makefile
index 1a3552c87d85..c8778fe3d2da 100644
--- a/misc/ollama/Makefile
+++ b/misc/ollama/Makefile
@@ -1,150 +1,150 @@
 PORTNAME=	ollama
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	0.18.2
-PORTREVISION=	1
+DISTVERSION=	0.18.3
 CATEGORIES=	misc # machine-learning
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Run Llama 2, Mistral, and other large language models
 WWW=		https://ollama.com \
 		https://github.com/ollama/ollama
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BROKEN_i386=	fails to compile: x/mlxrunner/mlx/memory.go:40:11: 1 << (4 * 10) (untyped int constant 1099511627776) overflows int
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	bash:shells/bash \
 		${LOCALBASE}/include/miniaudio/miniaudio.h:audio/miniaudio \
 		${LOCALBASE}/include/nlohmann/json_fwd.hpp:devel/nlohmann-json \
 		${LOCALBASE}/include/stb/stb_image.h:devel/stb
 
 USES=		cmake:indirect go:1.24+,modules localbase pkgconfig
 
 GO_MODULE=	github.com/yurivict/${PORTNAME} # fork with FreeBSD patches
 GO_TARGET=	.
 GO_ENV+=	CGO_CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS}"
 
 MLX_CORE_VERSION=	0.30.6
 MLX_C_VERSION=		0.5.0
 JSON_VERSION=		3.11.3
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/${PORTNAME} \
 		bin/ollama-limit-gpu-layers
 
 OPTIONS_GROUP=		BACKENDS
 OPTIONS_GROUP_BACKENDS=	CPU VULKAN MLX
-OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	CPU VULKAN MLX
+OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	CPU VULKAN #MLX
 
 CPU_DESC=		Build CPU backend shared libraries for various SIMD instruction sets
 CPU_PLIST_FILES=	lib/ollama/libggml-base.so \
 			lib/ollama/libggml-cpu-alderlake.so \
 			lib/ollama/libggml-cpu-haswell.so \
 			lib/ollama/libggml-cpu-icelake.so \
 			lib/ollama/libggml-cpu-sandybridge.so \
 			lib/ollama/libggml-cpu-skylakex.so \
 			lib/ollama/libggml-cpu-sse42.so \
 			lib/ollama/libggml-cpu-x64.so
 
 VULKAN_DESC=		Build Vulkan GPU backend shared library
 VULKAN_BUILD_DEPENDS=	glslc:graphics/shaderc \
 			${LOCALBASE}/include/vulkan/vulkan.h:graphics/vulkan-headers
 VULKAN_LIB_DEPENDS=	libvulkan.so:graphics/vulkan-loader
 VULKAN_PLIST_FILES=	lib/ollama/libggml-vulkan.so
 
 MLX_DESC=		Build MLX backend for image generation (CPU)
 MLX_BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/lib/cmake/fmt/fmt-config.cmake:devel/libfmt
 MLX_LIB_DEPENDS=	libopenblas.so:math/openblas
 MLX_PLIST_FILES=	lib/ollama/libmlx.so \
 			lib/ollama/libmlxc.so
+MLX_BROKEN=		build fails in 1.18.3
 
 _CMAKE_FLAGS=	-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DGGML_BACKEND_DL=ON -DGGML_BACKEND_DIR=${PREFIX}/lib/ollama
 
 .include <bsd.port.options.mk>
 
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MMLX}
 GO_BUILDFLAGS+=	-tags mlx
 DISTFILES+=	v${MLX_CORE_VERSION}.tar.gz:mlxsrc \
 		v${MLX_C_VERSION}.tar.gz:mlxcsrc \
 		json.tar.xz:jsonsrc
 MASTER_SITES+=	https://github.com/ml-explore/mlx/archive/refs/tags/:mlxsrc \
 		https://github.com/ml-explore/mlx-c/archive/refs/tags/:mlxcsrc \
 		https://github.com/nlohmann/json/releases/download/v${JSON_VERSION}/:jsonsrc
 .endif
 
 post-patch:
 	# change import path to the fork
 	@cd ${WRKSRC} && \
 		(${GREP} -rl ollama/ollama | ${XARGS} ${REINPLACE_CMD} -i '' -e 's|ollama/ollama|yurivict/ollama|g')
 	# update version in go.mod and version.go
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|var Version string = "0.0.0"|var Version string = "${PORTVERSION}"|g' \
 		${WRKSRC}/go.mod ${WRKSRC}/version/version.go
 
 pre-build-CPU-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${WRKSRC}/build && \
 		cd ${WRKSRC}/build && \
 		${CMAKE_BIN} ${_CMAKE_FLAGS} .. && \
 		${MAKE_CMD} ggml-base && \
 		${MAKE_CMD} ggml-cpu
 
 pre-build-VULKAN-on:
 .if !${PORT_OPTIONS:MCPU} && !${PORT_OPTIONS:MMLX}
 	@${MKDIR} ${WRKSRC}/build && \
 		cd ${WRKSRC}/build && \
 		${CMAKE_BIN} ${_CMAKE_FLAGS} ..
 .endif
 	@cd ${WRKSRC}/build && \
 		${MAKE_CMD} ggml-vulkan
 
 post-patch-MLX-on:
 	# FreeBSD compatibility fix: add missing netinet/in.h include
 	@${AWK} '/^#include <fcntl.h>/{print;print "#include <netinet/in.h>";next}1' \
 		${WRKDIR}/mlx-${MLX_CORE_VERSION}/mlx/distributed/ring/ring.cpp > \
 		${WRKDIR}/mlx-${MLX_CORE_VERSION}/mlx/distributed/ring/ring.cpp.new && \
 		${MV} ${WRKDIR}/mlx-${MLX_CORE_VERSION}/mlx/distributed/ring/ring.cpp.new \
 		${WRKDIR}/mlx-${MLX_CORE_VERSION}/mlx/distributed/ring/ring.cpp
 
 pre-build-MLX-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${WRKSRC}/build && \
 		cd ${WRKSRC}/build && \
 		OLLAMA_MLX_SOURCE=${WRKDIR}/mlx-${MLX_CORE_VERSION} \
 		OLLAMA_MLX_C_SOURCE=${WRKDIR}/mlx-c-${MLX_C_VERSION} \
 		${CMAKE_BIN} ${_CMAKE_FLAGS} \
 		-DMLX_ENGINE:BOOL=ON \
 		-DFETCHCONTENT_FULLY_DISCONNECTED:BOOL=ON \
 		-DFETCHCONTENT_SOURCE_DIR_JSON:PATH=${WRKDIR}/json \
 		-DUSE_SYSTEM_FMT:BOOL=ON \
 		-DMLX_BUILD_TESTS:BOOL=OFF \
 		-DMLX_BUILD_EXAMPLES:BOOL=OFF \
 		..
 	@cd ${WRKSRC}/build && \
 		${MAKE_CMD} mlx mlxc
 
 post-install: # pending https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/6407
 	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${FILESDIR}/ollama-limit-gpu-layers ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 
 post-install-CPU-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/ollama
 	${INSTALL_LIB} ${WRKSRC}/build/lib/ollama/libggml-base.so \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/ollama/
 	@for f in ${WRKSRC}/build/lib/ollama/libggml-cpu*.so; do \
 		${INSTALL_LIB} $$f ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/ollama/; \
 	done
 
 post-install-VULKAN-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/ollama
 	${INSTALL_LIB} ${WRKSRC}/build/lib/ollama/libggml-vulkan.so \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/ollama/
 
 post-install-MLX-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/ollama
 	${INSTALL_LIB} ${WRKSRC}/build/lib/ollama/libmlx.so \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/ollama/
 	${INSTALL_LIB} ${WRKSRC}/build/lib/ollama/libmlxc.so \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/ollama/
 
 do-test:
 	@cd ${WRKSRC} && \
 		${SETENVI} ${WRK_ENV} ${MAKE_ENV} ${GO_ENV} ${GO_CMD} test ./...
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/misc/ollama/distinfo b/misc/ollama/distinfo
index e709a9fc964b..089f57d96267 100644
--- a/misc/ollama/distinfo
+++ b/misc/ollama/distinfo
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1774149327
-SHA256 (go/misc_ollama/ollama-v0.18.2/v0.18.2.mod) = e660ffa37ad33611a4c1248967204e578f07ada9941e63ffe6a6fe3e95ac5039
-SIZE (go/misc_ollama/ollama-v0.18.2/v0.18.2.mod) = 4757
-SHA256 (go/misc_ollama/ollama-v0.18.2/v0.18.2.zip) = 2ad77971884d45d35ba80db3d610cdfb93e7a2f390ea68fe1745085ebf73da4a
-SIZE (go/misc_ollama/ollama-v0.18.2/v0.18.2.zip) = 23468279
-SHA256 (go/misc_ollama/ollama-v0.18.2/v0.30.6.tar.gz) = 04d8e3c5d3c3ae748145ffe51d3ad8b72493e1e8597fc0f9dc631ed620b12618
-SIZE (go/misc_ollama/ollama-v0.18.2/v0.30.6.tar.gz) = 4138686
-SHA256 (go/misc_ollama/ollama-v0.18.2/v0.5.0.tar.gz) = dcfc404d7004e6da70170c669dbc920913cb25a59c9f7dac781caf92e524cc86
-SIZE (go/misc_ollama/ollama-v0.18.2/v0.5.0.tar.gz) = 169957
-SHA256 (go/misc_ollama/ollama-v0.18.2/json.tar.xz) = d6c65aca6b1ed68e7a182f4757257b107ae403032760ed6ef121c9d55e81757d
-SIZE (go/misc_ollama/ollama-v0.18.2/json.tar.xz) = 110988
+TIMESTAMP = 1774561377
+SHA256 (go/misc_ollama/ollama-v0.18.3/v0.30.6.tar.gz) = 04d8e3c5d3c3ae748145ffe51d3ad8b72493e1e8597fc0f9dc631ed620b12618
+SIZE (go/misc_ollama/ollama-v0.18.3/v0.30.6.tar.gz) = 4138686
+SHA256 (go/misc_ollama/ollama-v0.18.3/v0.5.0.tar.gz) = dcfc404d7004e6da70170c669dbc920913cb25a59c9f7dac781caf92e524cc86
+SIZE (go/misc_ollama/ollama-v0.18.3/v0.5.0.tar.gz) = 169957
+SHA256 (go/misc_ollama/ollama-v0.18.3/json.tar.xz) = d6c65aca6b1ed68e7a182f4757257b107ae403032760ed6ef121c9d55e81757d
+SIZE (go/misc_ollama/ollama-v0.18.3/json.tar.xz) = 110988
+SHA256 (go/misc_ollama/ollama-v0.18.3/v0.18.3.mod) = e660ffa37ad33611a4c1248967204e578f07ada9941e63ffe6a6fe3e95ac5039
+SIZE (go/misc_ollama/ollama-v0.18.3/v0.18.3.mod) = 4757
+SHA256 (go/misc_ollama/ollama-v0.18.3/v0.18.3.zip) = ef81db55a2230537be59fdcc5b358738bc410c9fb8270bfbd3131e4d654556d5
+SIZE (go/misc_ollama/ollama-v0.18.3/v0.18.3.zip) = 23566929
diff --git a/misc/ollama/files/patch-ml_backend_ggml_ggml_src_ggml-backend-reg.cpp b/misc/ollama/files/patch-ml_backend_ggml_ggml_src_ggml-backend-reg.cpp
index 17d3116f0faa..c18b4d4f4090 100644
--- a/misc/ollama/files/patch-ml_backend_ggml_ggml_src_ggml-backend-reg.cpp
+++ b/misc/ollama/files/patch-ml_backend_ggml_ggml_src_ggml-backend-reg.cpp
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
---- ml/backend/ggml/ggml/src/ggml-backend-reg.cpp.orig	2025-11-29 00:42:10.354754000 -0800
-+++ ml/backend/ggml/ggml/src/ggml-backend-reg.cpp	2025-11-29 00:42:20.531699000 -0800
-@@ -538,11 +538,13 @@
+--- ml/backend/ggml/ggml/src/ggml-backend-reg.cpp.orig	1979-11-30 08:00:00 UTC
++++ ml/backend/ggml/ggml/src/ggml-backend-reg.cpp
+@@ -545,11 +545,13 @@ static ggml_backend_reg_t ggml_backend_load_best(const
      std::vector<fs::path> search_paths;
      if (user_search_path == nullptr) {
  #ifdef GGML_BACKEND_DIR
 +        // On FreeBSD, GGML_BACKEND_DIR is set to the correct library directory
          search_paths.push_back(fs::u8path(GGML_BACKEND_DIR));
 -#endif
 -        // default search paths: executable directory, current directory
 +#else
 +        // Fallback: search executable directory and current directory
          search_paths.push_back(get_executable_path());
          search_paths.push_back(fs::current_path());
 +#endif
      } else {
          search_paths.push_back(fs::u8path(user_search_path));
      }
diff --git a/misc/ollama/files/patch-ml_path.go b/misc/ollama/files/patch-ml_path.go
index c9a0ef4dfb8f..a35427626861 100644
--- a/misc/ollama/files/patch-ml_path.go
+++ b/misc/ollama/files/patch-ml_path.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
---- ml/path.go.orig	2025-11-29 01:38:34.298472000 -0800
-+++ ml/path.go	2025-11-29 01:39:10.084873000 -0800
-@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
+--- ml/path.go.orig	1979-11-30 08:00:00 UTC
++++ ml/path.go
+@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ var LibOllamaPath string = func() string {
  	switch runtime.GOOS {
  	case "windows":
  		libPath = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(exe), "lib", "ollama")
 -	case "linux":
 +	case "linux", "freebsd":
  		libPath = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(exe), "..", "lib", "ollama")
  	case "darwin":
  		libPath = filepath.Dir(exe)
diff --git a/misc/ollama/files/patch-x_imagegen_mlx_CMakeLists.txt b/misc/ollama/files/patch-x_imagegen_mlx_CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2ebbf324d1a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/ollama/files/patch-x_imagegen_mlx_CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+--- x/imagegen/mlx/CMakeLists.txt.orig	2026-03-27 00:01:53 UTC
++++ x/imagegen/mlx/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -98,28 +98,6 @@ file(COPY ${_mlx_c_hdrs} DESTINATION "${CMAKE_SOURCE_D
+ file(GLOB _mlx_c_hdrs "${mlx-c_SOURCE_DIR}/mlx/c/*.h")
+ file(COPY ${_mlx_c_hdrs} DESTINATION "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/x/mlxrunner/mlx/include/mlx/c/")
+ 
+-# Regenerate Go/C shim wrappers from the (possibly updated) headers.
+-find_program(GO_EXECUTABLE go REQUIRED)
+-message(STATUS "Regenerating MLX Go wrappers")
+-
+-# Go's cgo splits CC on whitespace, so a CC like "C:/Program Files/…/cl.exe"
+-# (set by cmake on Windows) breaks with "C:/Program" not found.  Clear CC
+-# when it contains spaces so cgo falls back to its default (gcc).
+-if(WIN32 AND "$ENV{CC}" MATCHES " ")
+-    set(_SAVE_CC "$ENV{CC}")
+-    set(ENV{CC} "")
+-endif()
+-
+-execute_process(
+-    COMMAND ${GO_EXECUTABLE} generate ./x/...
+-    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
+-    COMMAND_ERROR_IS_FATAL ANY
+-)
+-
+-if(DEFINED _SAVE_CC)
+-    set(ENV{CC} "${_SAVE_CC}")
+-endif()
+-
+ # For local dev builds, override MLX_VERSION with git describe output
+ if(TARGET mlx_version AND DEFINED FETCHCONTENT_SOURCE_DIR_MLX)
+     execute_process(