diff --git a/security/sshguard/Makefile b/security/sshguard/Makefile
index 9d5e88e395bd..ea8bec0be11b 100644
--- a/security/sshguard/Makefile
+++ b/security/sshguard/Makefile
@@ -1,32 +1,31 @@
 PORTNAME=	sshguard
-PORTVERSION=	2.5.0
+PORTVERSION=	2.5.1
 PORTREVISION=	0
 PORTEPOCH=	1
 CATEGORIES=	security
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/sshguard/sshguard/${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	kevinz5000@gmail.com
 COMMENT=	Protect hosts from brute-force attacks against SSH and other services
 WWW=		https://www.sshguard.net/
 
 LICENSE=	BSD2CLAUSE
 
-USES=		autoreconf
 USE_RC_SUBR=	sshguard
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|%PREFIX%|${PREFIX}|' \
 		${WRKSRC}/doc/sshguard.8.rst
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|/usr/local|${PREFIX}|' \
 		${WRKSRC}/examples/sshguard.conf.sample
 
 post-install:
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/examples/sshguard.conf.sample \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/security/sshguard/distinfo b/security/sshguard/distinfo
index 748dadeed040..ad8f371445c7 100644
--- a/security/sshguard/distinfo
+++ b/security/sshguard/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1745699776
-SHA256 (sshguard-2.5.0.tar.gz) = 0dbbae38ff5045530bb4e2e388155d2d8ef6b20e443f74f91dc329b7b70f3e9f
-SIZE (sshguard-2.5.0.tar.gz) = 759154
+TIMESTAMP = 1745970532
+SHA256 (sshguard-2.5.1.tar.gz) = 997a1e0ec2b2165b4757c42f8948162eb534183946af52efc406885d97cb89fc
+SIZE (sshguard-2.5.1.tar.gz) = 759630