diff --git a/filesystems/fusefs-libs3/Makefile b/filesystems/fusefs-libs3/Makefile
index 83a65ed668be..d742e1783a12 100644
--- a/filesystems/fusefs-libs3/Makefile
+++ b/filesystems/fusefs-libs3/Makefile
@@ -1,32 +1,28 @@
 PORTNAME=	fusefs-libs3
-DISTVERSION=	3.17.1
-PORTREVISION=	1
+DISTVERSION=	3.18.1
 CATEGORIES=	filesystems sysutils
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/releases/download/fuse-${DISTVERSION}/
 DISTNAME=	fuse-${DISTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	se@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	FUSE library version 3 for filesystems implemented in userspace
 WWW=		https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/wiki/Filesystems
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2 LGPL21
 LICENSE_COMB=	multi
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 USES=		compiler iconv meson ninja
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib ${ICONV_LIB}
 
 PLIST_SUB=	VERSION=${PORTVERSION}
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${OPSYS} == "FreeBSD" && ${OSVERSION} < 1400014
-EXTRA_PATCHES=	${FILESDIR}/extra-patch-test_meson.build
-.endif
 .if ${OPSYS} == DragonFly
 IGNORE=	fusefs has not been implemented on DragonFly
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/filesystems/fusefs-libs3/distinfo b/filesystems/fusefs-libs3/distinfo
index 54c013eb6d93..aa12eb0edcf9 100644
--- a/filesystems/fusefs-libs3/distinfo
+++ b/filesystems/fusefs-libs3/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1742831394
-SHA256 (fuse-3.17.1.tar.gz) = 2d8ae87a4525fbfa1db5e5eb010ff6f38140627a7004554ed88411c1843d51b2
-SIZE (fuse-3.17.1.tar.gz) = 4793172
+TIMESTAMP = 1772896756
+SHA256 (fuse-3.18.1.tar.gz) = dd395c88f29c7540bbdd0b830260ab8092ccb241bb6e66f603643f715fb9322c
+SIZE (fuse-3.18.1.tar.gz) = 8350400
diff --git a/filesystems/fusefs-libs3/files/patch-lib_mount__bsd.c b/filesystems/fusefs-libs3/files/patch-lib_mount__bsd.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 00f3ac5b294e..000000000000
--- a/filesystems/fusefs-libs3/files/patch-lib_mount__bsd.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
---- lib/mount_bsd.c.orig	2025-03-24 12:25:30 UTC
-+++ lib/mount_bsd.c
-@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ mount:
- 			_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
- 		}
- 
-+		waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
- 		_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
- 	}
-