diff --git a/java/intellij-fsnotifier/Makefile b/java/intellij-fsnotifier/Makefile
index f7c6f2e227b0..441f8dbdf053 100644
--- a/java/intellij-fsnotifier/Makefile
+++ b/java/intellij-fsnotifier/Makefile
@@ -1,27 +1,31 @@
 PORTNAME=	intellij-fsnotifier
 PORTVERSION=	20230112
 CATEGORIES=	java devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	erik@tenku.dk
 COMMENT=	Replacement for IntelliJ's fsnotifier
 WWW=		https://gitlab.com/worthwhileit/bsd/fsnotifier
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.txt
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libinotify.so:devel/libinotify
 
 USES=	cmake compiler:c11 pkgconfig
 
 USE_GITLAB=	yes
 GL_ACCOUNT=	worthwhileit/bsd
 GL_PROJECT=	fsnotifier
 GL_COMMIT=	b96f269f637058461df482f4cf55037a5968d7a8
 
 PIE_UNSAFE=	yes
 
 CMAKE_ARGS+=	-DVERSION=${PORTVERSION}
 
 PLIST_SUB+=	PORTVERSION=${PORTVERSION}
 
+.if exists(/usr/include/sys/inotify.h)
+EXTRA_PATCHES+=	${PATCHDIR}/extrapatch-cmake_target__definitions.cmake
+.endif
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/java/intellij-fsnotifier/files/extrapatch-cmake_target__definitions.cmake b/java/intellij-fsnotifier/files/extrapatch-cmake_target__definitions.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bffb0ce63f8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/intellij-fsnotifier/files/extrapatch-cmake_target__definitions.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+FreeBSD 15+ has native inotify implementation
+
+--- cmake/target_definitions.cmake.orig	2023-07-24 21:16:54 UTC
++++ cmake/target_definitions.cmake
+@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ foreach(_lib _type IN ZIP_LISTS LIBS TYPES)
+ add_library(fsnotifier_staticlib STATIC ${HEADERS} ${SOURCES})
+ foreach(_lib _type IN ZIP_LISTS LIBS TYPES)
+   target_link_libraries(${_lib} PUBLIC
+-      ${INOTIFY_LIBRARY_DIRS}/${CMAKE_${_type}_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${INOTIFY_LIBRARIES}${CMAKE_${_type}_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
+       Threads::Threads)
+   target_include_directories(${_lib} PUBLIC ${INOTIFY_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+   set_target_properties(${_lib} PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME fsnotifier)