diff --git a/databases/gdbm/Makefile b/databases/gdbm/Makefile
index 0007fb121277..c61e5ef3e89a 100644
--- a/databases/gdbm/Makefile
+++ b/databases/gdbm/Makefile
@@ -1,29 +1,29 @@
 PORTNAME=	gdbm
-PORTVERSION=	1.25
+PORTVERSION=	1.26
 CATEGORIES=	databases
 MASTER_SITES=	GNU
 
 MAINTAINER=	danfe@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	GNU database manager
 WWW=		https://www.gnu.org.ua/software/gdbm/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3+
 
 USES=		gmake libtool:keepla readline
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 TEST_TARGET=	check
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 INFO=		gdbm
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	COMPAT NLS
 OPTIONS_SUB=	yes
 
 COMPAT_DESC=	Enable dbm/ndbm compatibility
 COMPAT_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	libgdbm-compat
 
 NLS_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	nls
 NLS_USES=	gettext
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/gdbm/distinfo b/databases/gdbm/distinfo
index 6d80f4341c96..39bb689d0435 100644
--- a/databases/gdbm/distinfo
+++ b/databases/gdbm/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1742653915
-SHA256 (gdbm-1.25.tar.gz) = d02db3c5926ed877f8817b81cd1f92f53ef74ca8c6db543fbba0271b34f393ec
-SIZE (gdbm-1.25.tar.gz) = 1224180
+TIMESTAMP = 1753870817
+SHA256 (gdbm-1.26.tar.gz) = 6a24504a14de4a744103dcb936be976df6fbe88ccff26065e54c1c47946f4a5e
+SIZE (gdbm-1.26.tar.gz) = 1226591
diff --git a/databases/gdbm/files/patch-src_lock.c b/databases/gdbm/files/patch-src_lock.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 65913f3d5b7c..000000000000
--- a/databases/gdbm/files/patch-src_lock.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
---- src/lock.c.orig	2025-03-06 16:24:09 UTC
-+++ src/lock.c
-@@ -73,15 +73,10 @@ try_lock_flock (GDBM_FILE dbf, int nb)
-     {
-       return TRY_LOCK_OK;
-     }
--  else if (errno == EWOULDBLOCK)
-+  else if (errno == EWOULDBLOCK || errno == EINTR)
-     {
-       return TRY_LOCK_FAIL;
-     }
--  else if (errno == EINTR)
--    {
--      errno = ETIME;
--      return TRY_LOCK_FAIL;
--    }
- #endif
-   return TRY_LOCK_NEXT;
- }
-@@ -116,7 +111,6 @@ try_lock_lockf (GDBM_FILE dbf, int nb)
-       switch (errno)
- 	{
- 	case EINTR:
--	  errno = ETIME;
- 	case EACCES:
- 	case EAGAIN:
- 	case EDEADLK:
-@@ -162,7 +156,6 @@ try_lock_fcntl (GDBM_FILE dbf, int nb)
-   switch (errno)
-     {
-     case EINTR:
--      errno = ETIME;
-     case EACCES:
-     case EAGAIN:
-     case EDEADLK: