diff --git a/cad/xyce/Makefile b/cad/xyce/Makefile
index 43e749dec0e9..7565df305192 100644
--- a/cad/xyce/Makefile
+++ b/cad/xyce/Makefile
@@ -1,77 +1,78 @@
 PORTNAME=	xyce
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	Release-
-DISTVERSION=	7.8.0
-PORTREVISION=	7
+DISTVERSION=	7.9.0
 CATEGORIES=	cad
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Xyce electronic simulator
 WWW=		https://xyce.sandia.gov/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libblas.so:math/blas \
 		libfftw3.so:math/fftw3 \
 		liblapack.so:math/lapack \
 		libtpetra.so:science/trilinos \
 		\
 		libamd.so:math/suitesparse-amd \
 		libcholmod.so:math/suitesparse-cholmod \
 		libcolamd.so:math/suitesparse-colamd \
 		libsuitesparseconfig.so:math/suitesparse-config \
 		libumfpack.so:math/suitesparse-umfpack
 TEST_DEPENDS=	ca_root_nss>0:security/ca_root_nss \
 		git:devel/git \
 		${PYNUMPY} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}scipy>0:science/py-scipy@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		autoreconf bison gmake fortran libtool localbase perl5 python:test # GNU tools should be used for 7.5 and on until the cmake build is declared stable
 USE_CXXSTD=	c++14 # otherwise configure fails because of c++14 features like std::conditional_t
 USE_CXXSTD=	c++17 # workaround for https://github.com/Xyce/Xyce/issues/97, which occurred when Trilinos was updated to 15.1.0
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 USE_PERL5=	test
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	Xyce
 GH_PROJECT=	Xyce
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	LEX=/usr/bin/flex \
 		--enable-stokhos \
 		--enable-amesos \
 		--enable-shared \
 		--disable-static
+CFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include/kokkos # https://github.com/Xyce/Xyce/issues/137
+CXXFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include/kokkos # https://github.com/Xyce/Xyce/issues/137
 
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 
 BINARY_ALIAS=	python=${PYTHON_CMD} # only for tests
 
 do-test: # one test is known to fail, see https://github.com/Xyce/Xyce/issues/67#issuecomment-1179857728
 	# checkout tests
 	@cd ${WRKDIR} && \
 		${ECHO} "cloning git repository ..." && \
 		${RM} -rf Xyce_Regression && \
 		git clone -q https://github.com/Xyce/Xyce_Regression.git && \
 		cd Xyce_Regression && \
 		git checkout -q Release-${DISTVERSION}
 
 	# run tests
 	@cd ${TEST_WRKSRC} && ( \
 		${ECHO} "running tests ..."; \
 		eval `${WRKDIR}/Xyce_Regression/TestScripts/suggestXyceTagList.sh ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/Xyce` ; \
 		${SETENV} ${TEST_ENV} ${WRKDIR}/Xyce_Regression/TestScripts/run_xyce_regression \
 			--output=${WRKDIR}/Xyce_Test \
 			--xyce_test="${WRKDIR}/Xyce_Regression" \
 			--resultfile=${WRKDIR}/serial_results \
 			--taglist="$$TAGLIST" \
 			${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/Xyce \
 	)
 	# Testssuite doesn't stop when Ctrl-C is pressed: https://github.com/Xyce/Xyce_Regression/issues/1
 
 # Trilinos build instructions for Xyce: https://xyce.sandia.gov/documentation-tutorials/building-guide/#instTrilinos
 # Xyce build instructions: https://xyce.sandia.gov/documentation-tutorials/building-guide/
 # Xyce regression suite instructions: https://xyce.sandia.gov/documentation-tutorials/running-the-xyce-regression-suite/
 # docs are in https://xyce.sandia.gov/files/xyce/Xyce_Docs-7.5.tar.gz
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/cad/xyce/distinfo b/cad/xyce/distinfo
index da99693e914a..2c317698e96a 100644
--- a/cad/xyce/distinfo
+++ b/cad/xyce/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1702614493
-SHA256 (Xyce-Xyce-Release-7.8.0_GH0.tar.gz) = f763b7d5ad6defd25d2c7e5cc95155958cd12510a5e22a179daab459b21fa713
-SIZE (Xyce-Xyce-Release-7.8.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 23405203
+TIMESTAMP = 1743235265
+SHA256 (Xyce-Xyce-Release-7.9.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 36ea88736b5e2012f28755588c857c88ed5dab5f4eccd3f59c6f42e6320fee4e
+SIZE (Xyce-Xyce-Release-7.9.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 26009560