diff --git a/devel/benchmark/Makefile b/devel/benchmark/Makefile
index be647604d627..0c156ca2625e 100644
--- a/devel/benchmark/Makefile
+++ b/devel/benchmark/Makefile
@@ -1,36 +1,36 @@
 PORTNAME=	benchmark
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	1.8.3
+DISTVERSION=	1.8.5
 PORTEPOCH=	1
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Microbenchmark support library
 WWW=		https://github.com/google/benchmark
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 USES=		cmake:testing compiler:c++11-lang
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	google
 GH_TUPLE=	google:googletest:release-1.12.1:googletest # requires googletest sources for some reason, see https://github.com/google/benchmark/issues/979
 
 CMAKE_ON=	BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
 CMAKE_OFF=	BENCHMARK_ENABLE_TESTING
 CMAKE_TESTING_ON=	BENCHMARK_ENABLE_TESTING # BENCHMARK_DOWNLOAD_DEPENDENCIES
 CMAKE_TESTING_ARGS=	-DGOOGLETEST_PATH=${WRKSRC_googletest}
 
 CXXFLAGS+=	${CXXFLAGS_${CHOSEN_COMPILER_TYPE}}
 CXXFLAGS_gcc=	-Wno-stringop-truncation
 PIE_UNSAFE=	yes
 
 BINARY_ALIAS=	git=false
 
 PLIST_SUB=	VERSION=${DISTVERSION}
 
-# tests fail to compile, see https://github.com/google/benchmark/issues/1593
+# tests fail to compile, due to https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=280382
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/benchmark/distinfo b/devel/benchmark/distinfo
index 16d0181dd151..c0e99a2adc74 100644
--- a/devel/benchmark/distinfo
+++ b/devel/benchmark/distinfo
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1693553059
-SHA256 (google-benchmark-v1.8.3_GH0.tar.gz) = 6bc180a57d23d4d9515519f92b0c83d61b05b5bab188961f36ac7b06b0d9e9ce
-SIZE (google-benchmark-v1.8.3_GH0.tar.gz) = 250206
+TIMESTAMP = 1721459749
+SHA256 (google-benchmark-v1.8.5_GH0.tar.gz) = d26789a2b46d8808a48a4556ee58ccc7c497fcd4c0af9b90197674a81e04798a
+SIZE (google-benchmark-v1.8.5_GH0.tar.gz) = 253306
 SHA256 (google-googletest-release-1.12.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 81964fe578e9bd7c94dfdb09c8e4d6e6759e19967e397dbea48d1c10e45d0df2
 SIZE (google-googletest-release-1.12.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 854944
diff --git a/devel/benchmark/pkg-plist b/devel/benchmark/pkg-plist
index d43e8e819e88..8505f550bde7 100644
--- a/devel/benchmark/pkg-plist
+++ b/devel/benchmark/pkg-plist
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 include/benchmark/benchmark.h
 include/benchmark/export.h
 lib/cmake/benchmark/benchmarkConfig.cmake
 lib/cmake/benchmark/benchmarkConfigVersion.cmake
 lib/cmake/benchmark/benchmarkTargets-%%CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE%%.cmake
 lib/cmake/benchmark/benchmarkTargets.cmake
 lib/libbenchmark.so
 lib/libbenchmark.so.1
 lib/libbenchmark.so.%%VERSION%%
 lib/libbenchmark_main.so
 lib/libbenchmark_main.so.1
 lib/libbenchmark_main.so.%%VERSION%%
 libdata/pkgconfig/benchmark.pc
+libdata/pkgconfig/benchmark_main.pc