diff --git a/databases/pecl-memcache/Makefile b/databases/pecl-memcache/Makefile
index 4e9a9a40171c..9b32402ee944 100644
--- a/databases/pecl-memcache/Makefile
+++ b/databases/pecl-memcache/Makefile
@@ -1,25 +1,37 @@
 PORTNAME=	memcache
 PORTVERSION=	8.2
 CATEGORIES=	databases
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Memcached extension
 WWW=		https://pecl.php.net/package/memcache \
 		https://github.com/websupport-sk/pecl-memcache
 
 LICENSE=	PHP30
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 USES=		dos2unix php:pecl
 USE_PHP=	session:build zlib:build
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--with-zlib-dir=/usr
 USE_CSTD=	gnu89
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	EXAMPLES
 
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+
+post-patch:
+.if ${PHP_VER} >= 85
+	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|ext/standard/php_smart_string|Zend/zend_smart_string|' \
+		${WRKSRC}/src/memcache_ascii_protocol.c \
+		${WRKSRC}/src/memcache_binary_protocol.c \
+		${WRKSRC}/src/memcache_session.c \
+		${WRKSRC}/src/memcache_pool.c \
+		${WRKSRC}/src/memcache_pool.h
+.endif
+
 post-install-EXAMPLES-on:
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}/
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/example.php ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}/
 
-.include <bsd.port.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.post.mk>