diff --git a/devel/dconf/Makefile b/devel/dconf/Makefile
index 1456888cd9a2..9594bca467e1 100644
--- a/devel/dconf/Makefile
+++ b/devel/dconf/Makefile
@@ -1,36 +1,34 @@
 PORTNAME=	dconf
 PORTVERSION=	0.49.0
 CATEGORIES=	devel gnome
 MASTER_SITES=	GNOME
 DIST_SUBDIR=	gnome
 
 MAINTAINER=	desktop@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Configuration database system for GNOME
 WWW=		https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/dconf
 
 LICENSE=	LGPL21+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	docbook-xsl>=0:textproc/docbook-xsl \
 		${LOCALBASE}/libdata/pkgconfig/bash-completion.pc:shells/bash-completion
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libdbus-1.so:devel/dbus
 
 USES=		gettext gnome localbase meson pkgconfig python:build \
 		shebangfix tar:xz vala:build
 USE_CSTD=	c99
 USE_GNOME=	glib20 libxslt:build
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 .if ${/usr/bin/ld:L:tA} != /usr/bin/ld.lld
 USE_BINUTILS=	yes
 LDFLAGS+=	-B${LOCALBASE}/bin
 .endif
 SHEBANG_FILES=	tests/test-dconf.py
 BINARY_ALIAS=	python3=${PYTHON_VERSION}
 
-TESTING_UNSAFE=	some tests fail
-
 post-install:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/dconf/db
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/dconf/profile
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/dconf/files/patch-client_meson.build b/devel/dconf/files/patch-client_meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..168f053dbe26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/dconf/files/patch-client_meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- client/meson.build.orig	2025-09-15 15:53:57 UTC
++++ client/meson.build
+@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ symbol_map = join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 's
+ ]
+ 
+ symbol_map = join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'symbol.map')
+-ldflags = cc.get_supported_link_arguments('-Wl,--version-script,@0@'.format(symbol_map))
++ldflags = '-Wl,--version-script,@0@'.format(symbol_map)
+ 
+ libdconf = shared_library(
+   'dconf',
diff --git a/devel/dconf/files/patch-gsettings_meson.build b/devel/dconf/files/patch-gsettings_meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c556c6ec05c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/dconf/files/patch-gsettings_meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- gsettings/meson.build.orig	2025-09-15 15:53:57 UTC
++++ gsettings/meson.build
+@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ symbol_map = join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 's
+ ]
+ 
+ symbol_map = join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'symbol.map')
+-ldflags = cc.get_supported_link_arguments('-Wl,--version-script,@0@'.format(symbol_map))
++ldflags = '-Wl,--version-script,@0@'.format(symbol_map)
+ 
+ libdconf_settings = shared_library(
+   'dconfsettings',
diff --git a/devel/dconf/files/patch-gsettings_symbol.map b/devel/dconf/files/patch-gsettings_symbol.map
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..148f0b87b6af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/dconf/files/patch-gsettings_symbol.map
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- gsettings/symbol.map.orig	2025-09-15 15:53:57 UTC
++++ gsettings/symbol.map
+@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ global:
+   g_io_module_load;
+   g_io_module_unload;
+   g_io_module_query;
+-  environ;
+-  __progname;
+ local:
+   *;
+ };