diff --git a/security/libxcrypt/Makefile b/security/libxcrypt/Makefile
index f7703c108e1b..6bb8ff9e9cfe 100644
--- a/security/libxcrypt/Makefile
+++ b/security/libxcrypt/Makefile
@@ -1,28 +1,29 @@
 PORTNAME=	libxcrypt
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	4.4.36
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	security
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Extended crypt library for descrypt, md5crypt, bcrypt, and others
 WWW=		https://github.com/besser82/libxcrypt
 
 LICENSE=	LGPL21
 
-USES=		autoreconf gmake libtool
+USES=		autoreconf gmake libtool pkgconfig
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	besser82
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--disable-static
 
 CFLAGS+=	-Wno-gnu-statement-expression
 
 TEST_TARGET=	check
 
 post-install:
 	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libcrypt.so.2.0.0
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/security/libxcrypt/files/patch-Makefile.am b/security/libxcrypt/files/patch-Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a68a0d9d1aa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security/libxcrypt/files/patch-Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+- workaround for symbol map containing missing symbols, see https://github.com/besser82/libxcrypt/issues/181
+
+--- Makefile.am.orig	2024-01-21 03:27:38 UTC
++++ Makefile.am
+@@ -154,12 +154,12 @@ libcrypt_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(libcrypt_la_VERS
+ 
+ libcrypt_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(libcrypt_la_VERSION)
+ 
+-if HAVE_VSCRIPT
+-libcrypt_la_LDFLAGS += $(VSCRIPT_LDFLAGS),$(builddir)/libcrypt.map
+-APPLY_SYMVERS = yes
+-else
++#if HAVE_VSCRIPT
++#libcrypt_la_LDFLAGS += $(VSCRIPT_LDFLAGS),$(builddir)/libcrypt.map
++#APPLY_SYMVERS = yes
++#else
+ APPLY_SYMVERS = no
+-endif
++#endif
+ 
+ libcrypt_la_LDFLAGS += $(UNDEF_FLAG) $(TEXT_RELOC_FLAG) $(AM_LDFLAGS)
+