diff --git a/audio/sdl2_mixer/Makefile b/audio/sdl2_mixer/Makefile
index 3682e76ba80c..56d7d228d484 100644
--- a/audio/sdl2_mixer/Makefile
+++ b/audio/sdl2_mixer/Makefile
@@ -1,72 +1,74 @@
 PORTNAME=	sdl2_mixer
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	release-
-DISTVERSION=	2.8.0
+DISTVERSION=	2.8.1
 CATEGORIES=	audio
 
 MAINTAINER=	amdmi3@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Sample multi-channel audio mixer library
 WWW=		https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_mixer
 
 LICENSE=	ZLIB
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.txt
 
 USES=		cmake sdl pkgconfig
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	libsdl-org
 GH_PROJECT=	SDL_mixer
 USE_SDL=	sdl2
 CMAKE_OFF=	SDL2MIXER_DEPS_SHARED \
 		SDL2MIXER_FLAC_DRFLAC \
 		SDL2MIXER_GME_SHARED \
 		SDL2MIXER_MIDI_TIMIDITY \
 		SDL2MIXER_MOD_XMP_LITE \
 		SDL2MIXER_MP3_MINIMP3 \
 		SDL2MIXER_SAMPLES
 CMAKE_ARGS=	-DSDL2MIXER_DEBUG_POSTFIX:STRING=
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
+PLIST_SUB=	LIBVERSION=0.${DISTVERSION:R:E}00.${DISTVERSION:E}
+
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		FLAC FLUIDSYNTH GME MPG123 OPUS VORBIS WAVPACK
 OPTIONS_RADIO=		MOD
 OPTIONS_RADIO_MOD=	MODPLUG XMP
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	FLUIDSYNTH MPG123 OPUS VORBIS XMP
 
 GME_DESC=		GME music support via game-music-emu
 MOD_DESC=		Tracker music support
 XMP_DESC=		MOD music support via libxmp
 
 FLAC_LIB_DEPENDS=	libFLAC.so:audio/flac
 FLAC_CMAKE_BOOL=	SDL2MIXER_FLAC SDL2MIXER_FLAC_LIBFLAC
 
 FLUIDSYNTH_LIB_DEPENDS=	libfluidsynth.so:audio/fluidsynth
 FLUIDSYNTH_CMAKE_BOOL=	SDL2MIXER_MIDI SDL2MIXER_MIDI_FLUIDSYNTH
 # TODO: add timidity?
 
 GME_LIB_DEPENDS=	libgme.so:audio/libgme
 GME_CMAKE_BOOL=		SDL2MIXER_GME
 
 MODPLUG_LIB_DEPENDS=	libmodplug.so:audio/libmodplug
 MODPLUG_CMAKE_BOOL=	SDL2MIXER_MOD_MODPLUG
 
 MPG123_LIB_DEPENDS=	libmpg123.so:audio/mpg123
 MPG123_CMAKE_BOOL=	SDL2MIXER_MP3 SDL2MIXER_MP3_MPG123
 
 OPUS_LIB_DEPENDS=	libopusfile.so:audio/opusfile
 OPUS_CMAKE_BOOL=	SDL2MIXER_OPUS
 
 VORBIS_LIB_DEPENDS=	libvorbisfile.so:audio/libvorbis
 VORBIS_CMAKE_OFF=	-DSDL2MIXER_VORBIS=""
 VORBIS_CMAKE_ON=	-DSDL2MIXER_VORBIS="VORBISFILE"
 
 WAVPACK_LIB_DEPENDS=	libwavpack.so:audio/wavpack
 WAVPACK_CMAKE_BOOL=	SDL2MIXER_WAVPACK
 
 XMP_LIB_DEPENDS=	libxmp.so:audio/libxmp
 XMP_CMAKE_BOOL=		SDL2MIXER_MOD_XMP
 
 .include <bsd.port.options.mk>
 
 .if !${PORT_OPTIONS:MXMP} && !${PORT_OPTIONS:MMODPLUG}
 CMAKE_OFF+=		SDL2MIXER_MOD
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/audio/sdl2_mixer/distinfo b/audio/sdl2_mixer/distinfo
index 2837fe08c8ed..af2b8f5783a7 100644
--- a/audio/sdl2_mixer/distinfo
+++ b/audio/sdl2_mixer/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1711647245
-SHA256 (libsdl-org-SDL_mixer-release-2.8.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 1146f00815c8ad22c3d48fbe31ae23dc5997936ebf30b4b3aeab6eab7ea1db3e
-SIZE (libsdl-org-SDL_mixer-release-2.8.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 10855317
+TIMESTAMP = 1739188931
+SHA256 (libsdl-org-SDL_mixer-release-2.8.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 63804b4b2ba503865c0853f102231aeff489b1dfc6dea4750a69e2a8ef54b2bb
+SIZE (libsdl-org-SDL_mixer-release-2.8.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 6041627
diff --git a/audio/sdl2_mixer/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt b/audio/sdl2_mixer/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 4766809d52e9..000000000000
--- a/audio/sdl2_mixer/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2024-01-21 17:21:25 UTC
-+++ CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ if(SDL2MIXER_MOD_XMP)
-         else()
-             message(STATUS "Using system libxmp")
-             find_package(libxmp REQUIRED)
--            if(TARGET libxmp::xmp_shared AND SDL2MIXER_MOD_XMP_SHARED)
-+            if(TARGET libxmp::xmp_shared)
-                 set(tgt_xmp libxmp::xmp_shared)
-             elseif(TARGET libxmp::xmp_static)
-                 set(tgt_xmp libxmp::xmp_static)
diff --git a/audio/sdl2_mixer/pkg-plist b/audio/sdl2_mixer/pkg-plist
index a6d19528967d..22090f51ed60 100644
--- a/audio/sdl2_mixer/pkg-plist
+++ b/audio/sdl2_mixer/pkg-plist
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 include/SDL2/SDL_mixer.h
 lib/cmake/SDL2_mixer/SDL2_mixer-shared-targets-%%CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE%%.cmake
 lib/cmake/SDL2_mixer/SDL2_mixer-shared-targets.cmake
 lib/cmake/SDL2_mixer/SDL2_mixerConfig.cmake
 lib/cmake/SDL2_mixer/SDL2_mixerConfigVersion.cmake
 lib/libSDL2_mixer-2.0.so
 lib/libSDL2_mixer-2.0.so.0
-lib/libSDL2_mixer-2.0.so.0.800.0
+lib/libSDL2_mixer-2.0.so.%%LIBVERSION%%
 lib/libSDL2_mixer.so
 libdata/pkgconfig/SDL2_mixer.pc