diff --git a/graphics/sdl2_image/Makefile b/graphics/sdl2_image/Makefile
index f92312e0ce38..46fba6974b4c 100644
--- a/graphics/sdl2_image/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/sdl2_image/Makefile
@@ -1,59 +1,57 @@
 PORTNAME=	sdl2_image
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	release-
-DISTVERSION=	2.8.8
-PORTREVISION=	1
+DISTVERSION=	2.8.12
 CATEGORIES=	graphics
 
 MAINTAINER=	amdmi3@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Simple library to load images of various formats as SDL surfaces
 WWW=		https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_image
 
 LICENSE=	ZLIB
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.txt
 
 USES=		cmake sdl
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	libsdl-org
 GH_PROJECT=	SDL_image
 USE_SDL=	sdl2
 CMAKE_OFF=	SDL2IMAGE_DEPS_SHARED \
 		SDL2IMAGE_SAMPLES \
 		SDL2IMAGE_BACKEND_STB
 CMAKE_ON=	SDL2IMAGE_STRICT
 CMAKE_ARGS=	-DSDL2IMAGE_DEBUG_POSTFIX:STRING=
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 PLIST_SUB=	LIBVERSION=0.${DISTVERSION:R:E}00.${DISTVERSION:E}
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	AVIF JPEG JXL PNG TIFF WEBP TEST
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=AVIF JPEG JXL PNG TIFF WEBP
 
 AVIF_LIB_DEPENDS=	libavif.so:graphics/libavif
 AVIF_CMAKE_BOOL=	SDL2IMAGE_AVIF
 
 JPEG_USES=		jpeg
 JPEG_CMAKE_BOOL=	SDL2IMAGE_JPG
 
 JXL_LIB_DEPENDS=	libjxl.so:graphics/libjxl
 JXL_CMAKE_BOOL=		SDL2IMAGE_JXL
 
 PNG_LIB_DEPENDS=	libpng.so:graphics/png
 PNG_CMAKE_BOOL=		SDL2IMAGE_PNG
 
 TIFF_LIB_DEPENDS=	libtiff.so:graphics/tiff
 TIFF_CMAKE_BOOL=	SDL2IMAGE_TIF
 
 TEST_CMAKE_BOOL=	SDL2IMAGE_TESTS
 TEST_CONFIGURE_ENV=	LOCALBASE="${LOCALBASE}"
 TEST_LIB_DEPENDS=	libunwind.so:devel/libunwind
 TEST_TEST_TARGET=	test
 TEST_IMPLIES=		PNG JPEG  # does not build otherwise
-TEST_BROKEN=		does not build  # XXX: probably devel/sdl20 problem
 
 WEBP_LIB_DEPENDS=	libwebp.so:graphics/webp
 WEBP_CMAKE_BOOL=	SDL2IMAGE_WEBP
 
 post-extract:
 	@${RM} -rf ${WRKSRC}/external
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/sdl2_image/distinfo b/graphics/sdl2_image/distinfo
index 14fb2d2dcab1..e9d8ce6d550e 100644
--- a/graphics/sdl2_image/distinfo
+++ b/graphics/sdl2_image/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1741178810
-SHA256 (libsdl-org-SDL_image-release-2.8.8_GH0.tar.gz) = 2bd2c17cab3744ebfe7351ded8c70dc2078d8c7c24eb9f4ebb1b26a623e2a747
-SIZE (libsdl-org-SDL_image-release-2.8.8_GH0.tar.gz) = 6925189
+TIMESTAMP = 1778675893
+SHA256 (libsdl-org-SDL_image-release-2.8.12_GH0.tar.gz) = 26f07b431d09a9fb2cd759268030a1c34de44328d17f2a304f0612703a0d8cab
+SIZE (libsdl-org-SDL_image-release-2.8.12_GH0.tar.gz) = 6925513