diff --git a/textproc/pecl-yaml/Makefile b/textproc/pecl-yaml/Makefile
index 957bf82dbd98..92419ba58a6b 100644
--- a/textproc/pecl-yaml/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/pecl-yaml/Makefile
@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
 PORTNAME=	yaml
-PORTVERSION=	2.2.4
+DISTVERSION=	2.2.4
 CATEGORIES=	textproc pear
 
 MAINTAINER=	dbaio@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	YAML-1.1 parser and emitter
 WWW=		https://pecl.php.net/package/yaml
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libyaml.so:textproc/libyaml
 
 USES=		php:pecl
 
-.include <bsd.port.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+post-patch:
+.if ${PHP_VER} >= 85
+	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|ext/standard/php_smart_string.h|Zend/zend_smart_string.h|' \
+		${WRKSRC}/php_yaml.h
+.endif
+.include <bsd.port.post.mk>