diff --git a/editors/vertico.el/Makefile b/editors/vertico.el/Makefile
index 16bce25589ea..90f1365b1beb 100644
--- a/editors/vertico.el/Makefile
+++ b/editors/vertico.el/Makefile
@@ -1,34 +1,40 @@
 PORTNAME=	vertico.el
-PORTVERSION=	2.5
+DISTVERSION=	2.5
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	editors elisp
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	${EMACS_PKGNAMESUFFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	pat@patmaddox.com
 COMMENT=	VERTical Interactive COmpletion for Emacs
 WWW=		https://github.com/minad/vertico
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	compat.el${EMACS_PKGNAMESUFFIX}>=30.1.0.0:misc/compat.el@${EMACS_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		emacs
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	minad
 GH_PROJECT=	vertico
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
-NO_BUILD=	yes
+
+ELISP_FILES=	${WRKSRC}/*.el ${WRKSRC}/extensions/*.el
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
+do-build:
+	${EMACS_CMD} -q --batch -L ${WRKSRC} -L ${WRKSRC}/extensions \
+		-f batch-byte-compile ${ELISP_FILES}
+
 do-install:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR}/vertico
-	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/*.el ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR}/vertico
-	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/extensions/*.el ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR}/vertico
+	${INSTALL_DATA} ${ELISP_FILES} ${ELISP_FILES:S/.el$$/.elc/} \
+		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR}/vertico
 
 post-install-DOCS-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/README.org ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/editors/vertico.el/pkg-plist b/editors/vertico.el/pkg-plist
index cc78a1351a9f..28516b17a635 100644
--- a/editors/vertico.el/pkg-plist
+++ b/editors/vertico.el/pkg-plist
@@ -1,15 +1,29 @@
 %%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-buffer.el
+%%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-buffer.elc
 %%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-directory.el
+%%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-directory.elc
 %%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-flat.el
+%%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-flat.elc
 %%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-grid.el
+%%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-grid.elc
 %%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-indexed.el
+%%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-indexed.elc
 %%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-mouse.el
+%%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-mouse.elc
 %%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-multiform.el
+%%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-multiform.elc
 %%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-quick.el
+%%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-quick.elc
 %%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-repeat.el
+%%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-repeat.elc
 %%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-reverse.el
+%%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-reverse.elc
 %%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-sort.el
+%%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-sort.elc
 %%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-suspend.el
+%%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-suspend.elc
 %%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-unobtrusive.el
+%%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico-unobtrusive.elc
 %%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico.el
+%%EMACS_SITE_LISPDIR%%/vertico/vertico.elc
 %%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/README.org