diff --git a/net/kea-devel/files/patch-meson.build b/net/kea-devel/files/patch-meson.build
index ec2e626fdfc9..3bd6a82abfe7 100644
--- a/net/kea-devel/files/patch-meson.build
+++ b/net/kea-devel/files/patch-meson.build
@@ -1,37 +1,50 @@
 --- meson.build.orig	2025-06-20 09:28:47.000000000 -0700
-+++ meson.build	2025-07-09 21:04:32.714884000 -0700
++++ meson.build	2025-07-09 22:46:20.088250000 -0700
 @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
  # Meson is annoying with its opinionated alteration of certain paths based on whether prefix is default or not.
  # So we revert what it does.
  if PREFIX == '/usr/local'
 -    LOCALSTATEDIR = 'var'    # Otherwise, it would have been 'var/local'.
 +    LOCALSTATEDIR = '/var'    # Otherwise, it would have been 'var/local'.
  endif
  
  DATABASE_SCRIPTS_DIR = TOP_BUILD_DIR / 'src/share/database/scripts'
 @@ -69,10 +69,10 @@
  KEA_ADMIN_INSTALLED = PREFIX / SBINDIR / 'kea-admin'
  KEA_LFC_BUILT = TOP_BUILD_DIR / 'src/bin/lfc/kea-lfc'
  KEA_LFC_INSTALLED = PREFIX / SBINDIR / 'kea-lfc'
 -LOCALSTATEDIR_INSTALLED = PREFIX / LOCALSTATEDIR
 +LOCALSTATEDIR_INSTALLED = LOCALSTATEDIR
  LIBDIR_INSTALLED = PREFIX / LIBDIR
  LOGDIR = LOCALSTATEDIR / 'log/kea'
 -LOGDIR_INSTALLED = PREFIX / LOGDIR
 +LOGDIR_INSTALLED = LOGDIR
  if RUNSTATEDIR == ''
      RUNSTATEDIR = LOCALSTATEDIR / 'run/kea'
  else
 @@ -88,9 +88,9 @@
  # So we revert what it does.
  if PREFIX == '/usr/local'
      SYSCONFDIR_INSTALLED = '/usr/local/etc'
 -    LOGDIR_INSTALLED = '/usr/local/var/log/kea'
 -    RUNSTATEDIR_INSTALLED = '/usr/local/var/run/kea'
 -    SHAREDSTATEDIR_INSTALLED = '/usr/local/var/lib/kea'
 +    LOGDIR_INSTALLED = '/var/log/kea'
 +    RUNSTATEDIR_INSTALLED = '/var/run/kea'
 +    SHAREDSTATEDIR_INSTALLED = '/var/lib/kea'
  endif
  
  #### Build Options
+@@ -1108,9 +1108,9 @@
+ # In case prefix is default, install to hardcoded path.
+ if PREFIX == '/usr/local'
+     install_emptydir('/usr/local/lib/kea')
+-    install_emptydir('/usr/local/var/lib/kea')
+-    install_emptydir('/usr/local/var/log/kea')
+-    install_emptydir('/usr/local/var/run/kea')
++    install_emptydir('/var/lib/kea')
++    install_emptydir('/var/log/kea')
++    install_emptydir('/var/run/kea')
+ endif
+ 
+ # Print the setup report.