diff --git a/emulators/libmt32emu/Makefile b/emulators/libmt32emu/Makefile
index 654097492409..f4d3de2186d7 100644
--- a/emulators/libmt32emu/Makefile
+++ b/emulators/libmt32emu/Makefile
@@ -1,46 +1,52 @@
 PORTNAME=	libmt32emu
-DISTVERSION=	2_7_3
+DISTVERSION=	2_8_0
 CATEGORIES=	emulators
 
 MAINTAINER=	bsdcode@disroot.org
 COMMENT=	Emulate Roland MT-32, CM-32L and LAPC-I synthesiser modules
 WWW=		https://munt.sourceforge.net
 
 LICENSE=	LGPL21+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING.LESSER.txt
 
-USES=		cmake
+TEST_DEPENDS=	doctest>0:devel/doctest
+
+USES=		cmake:testing
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	munt
 GH_PROJECT=	munt
 GH_TAGNAME=	${PORTNAME}_${DISTVERSION}
 
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
+CMAKE_OFF=		BUILD_TESTING
+CMAKE_TESTING_ON=	BUILD_TESTING \
+			${PORTNAME}_TESTS_DETAILED
+
 EXTRACT_AFTER_ARGS=	--include ${GH_PROJECT}-${GH_TAGNAME}/mt32emu \
 			--no-same-owner --no-same-permissions
 
 WRKSRC_SUBDIR=	mt32emu
 
 PLIST_SUB=	SOVERSION=${PORTVERSION}
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=			DOCS
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=		LIBSOXR
 OPTIONS_RADIO=			RESAMPLER
 OPTIONS_RADIO_RESAMPLER=	INTERNAL LIBSAMPLERATE LIBSOXR
 
 INTERNAL_DESC=		Built-in samplerate conversion
 LIBSAMPLERATE_DESC=	Build with libsamplerate support
 LIBSOXR_DESC=		Build with libsoxr support
 
 INTERNAL_CMAKE_BOOL=	libmt32emu_WITH_INTERNAL_RESAMPLER
 
 LIBSAMPLERATE_LIB_DEPENDS=	libsamplerate.so:audio/libsamplerate
 LIBSAMPLERATE_CMAKE_BOOL_OFF=	CMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_SampleRate
 
 LIBSOXR_LIB_DEPENDS=	libsoxr.so:audio/libsoxr
 LIBSOXR_USES=		pkgconfig
 LIBSOXR_CMAKE_BOOL_OFF=	CMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_SOXR
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/emulators/libmt32emu/distinfo b/emulators/libmt32emu/distinfo
index 8dbe24755a5e..2f2ca0c165b9 100644
--- a/emulators/libmt32emu/distinfo
+++ b/emulators/libmt32emu/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1774724704
-SHA256 (munt-munt-2_7_3-libmt32emu_2_7_3_GH0.tar.gz) = e51f3475771c9d07116e6cb5ae2e095ef3b11b3107d92c01d3a1dc03be13ff98
-SIZE (munt-munt-2_7_3-libmt32emu_2_7_3_GH0.tar.gz) = 583979
+TIMESTAMP = 1779109577
+SHA256 (munt-munt-2_8_0-libmt32emu_2_8_0_GH0.tar.gz) = 56f9dfde9fcea9c729848d028dfca05e916ba89867c9afe8eacc8325c5aac336
+SIZE (munt-munt-2_8_0-libmt32emu_2_8_0_GH0.tar.gz) = 624598
diff --git a/emulators/libmt32emu/files/patch-cmake_project__data.cmake b/emulators/libmt32emu/files/patch-cmake_project__data.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b7082bf0be0..000000000000
--- a/emulators/libmt32emu/files/patch-cmake_project__data.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
---- cmake/project_data.cmake.orig	2025-12-26 14:07:56 UTC
-+++ cmake/project_data.cmake
-@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ set(libmt32emu_VERSION_MINOR 7)
- 
- set(libmt32emu_VERSION_MAJOR 2)
- set(libmt32emu_VERSION_MINOR 7)
--set(libmt32emu_VERSION_PATCH 2)
-+set(libmt32emu_VERSION_PATCH 3)
- set(libmt32emu_VERSION "${libmt32emu_VERSION_MAJOR}.${libmt32emu_VERSION_MINOR}.${libmt32emu_VERSION_PATCH}")