diff --git a/devel/simpleini/Makefile b/devel/simpleini/Makefile
index 1ca5305a3e29..eefbb2b4d8d4 100644
--- a/devel/simpleini/Makefile
+++ b/devel/simpleini/Makefile
@@ -1,32 +1,31 @@
 PORTNAME=	simpleini
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	4.24
+DISTVERSION=	4.26
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	amdmi3@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	C++ library providing a simple API to INI-style configuration files
 WWW=		https://github.com/brofield/simpleini
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENCE.txt
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	brofield
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 CMAKE_ON=	SIMPLEINI_USE_SYSTEM_GTEST
-CMAKE_OFF=	SIMPLEINI_BUILD_EXAMPLES
 
 PORTDOCS=	*
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	TEST DOCS
 
 TEST_BUILD_DEPENDS=	googletest>=0:devel/googletest
 TEST_USES=		cmake:testing
 TEST_USES_OFF=		cmake
-TEST_CMAKE_BOOL=	SIMPLEINI_BUILD_TESTS
+TEST_CMAKE_BOOL=	BUILD_TESTING
 
 post-install-DOCS-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/README.md ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}/
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/simpleini/distinfo b/devel/simpleini/distinfo
index c4809d581d2c..78186ab97d8a 100644
--- a/devel/simpleini/distinfo
+++ b/devel/simpleini/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1763036688
-SHA256 (brofield-simpleini-v4.24_GH0.tar.gz) = 56ea1183879be33dbe8b094a4b18ac82a0828551a0aec8f307b0e7645b3a07af
-SIZE (brofield-simpleini-v4.24_GH0.tar.gz) = 72173
+TIMESTAMP = 1781620294
+SHA256 (brofield-simpleini-v4.26_GH0.tar.gz) = cfb27ba82570d73ce89d956f15c558d4a79c7ce2ad667a104be2d2f0f12be0cb
+SIZE (brofield-simpleini-v4.26_GH0.tar.gz) = 85228
diff --git a/devel/simpleini/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt b/devel/simpleini/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 55a6a21cdb34..000000000000
--- a/devel/simpleini/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2025-11-13 10:32:32 UTC
-+++ CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ install(FILES
- )
- 
- # only build tests when top level and testing enabled
--if(CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME STREQUAL PROJECT_NAME)
-+if(CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME STREQUAL PROJECT_NAME AND SIMPLEINI_BUILD_TESTS)
- 	include(CTest)
- 	if(BUILD_TESTING)
- 		add_subdirectory(tests)