diff --git a/x11-toolkits/gnustep-back/Makefile b/x11-toolkits/gnustep-back/Makefile
index 793bb9a40dfd..205c6b06a67d 100644
--- a/x11-toolkits/gnustep-back/Makefile
+++ b/x11-toolkits/gnustep-back/Makefile
@@ -1,59 +1,52 @@
 PORTNAME=	gnustep-back
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	back-
-DISTVERSION=	0_28_0
-PORTREVISION=	3
+DISTVERSION=	0_30_0
 CATEGORIES=	x11-toolkits gnustep
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	GNUstep GUI backend
 WWW=		http://www.gnustep.org/
 
 LICENSE_COMB=	multi
 LICENSE=	GPLv3 LGPL3
 
 LIB_DEPENDS+=	libgif.so:graphics/giflib \
 		libtiff.so:graphics/tiff \
 		libXft.so:x11-fonts/libXft \
 		libfontconfig.so:x11-fonts/fontconfig \
 		libfreetype.so:print/freetype2 \
 		libcairo.so:graphics/cairo
 
 USES=		gl gnustep jpeg pkgconfig xorg
 USE_GNUSTEP=	base gui build
 USE_XORG=	xft xrender xmu xext x11 xcursor xfixes xmu
 USE_GL=	gl
 USE_LDCONFIG=	${GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES}
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	gnustep
 GH_PROJECT=	libs-back
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
-CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--with-tiff-library=${LOCALBASE}/lib \
-		--with-tiff-include=${LOCALBASE}/include \
-		--with-jpeg-library=${LOCALBASE}/lib \
-		--with-jpeg-include=${LOCALBASE}/include \
-		--with-gif-library=${LOCALBASE}/lib \
-		--with-gif-include=${LOCALBASE}/include \
-		--enable-graphics=cairo \
+CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--enable-graphics=cairo \
 		--disable-glitz
 
 # LLD 7 creates a library that does not work with FreeBSD (or OpenBSD) rtld -
 # it loads apparently without errors, but the global constructors are not
 # called.  It also appears to corrupt some internal state, as throwing an
 # exception causes a crash inside rtld.
 LLD_UNSAFE=	yes
 
 MAKE_FLAGS+=	OPTFLAG="${CFLAGS} -I${LOCALBASE}/include"
 BACKVERSION=	${PORTVERSION:C/([0-9])*[.]([0-9]*).*/\1\2/1}
 
 CFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include/freetype2
 PLIST_SUB+=	BACK=back-${BACKVERSION}
 PLIST_SUB+=	BACKVERSION=${PORTVERSION:C/([0-9])*[.]([0-9]*).*/\1\2/1}
 
 pre-configure:
 .for file in config.guess config.sub install-sh
 	@${CP} ${GNUSTEP_PREFIX}/System/Library/Makefiles/${file} ${WRKSRC}
 .endfor
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/x11-toolkits/gnustep-back/distinfo b/x11-toolkits/gnustep-back/distinfo
index bd4f11d95a63..db98b9b8e1b2 100644
--- a/x11-toolkits/gnustep-back/distinfo
+++ b/x11-toolkits/gnustep-back/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1613252598
-SHA256 (gnustep-libs-back-back-0_28_0_GH0.tar.gz) = fb37120c45fa33b43c686294171cce5b033b1c098847eddcad8aa2c546586855
-SIZE (gnustep-libs-back-back-0_28_0_GH0.tar.gz) = 973862
+TIMESTAMP = 1704118259
+SHA256 (gnustep-libs-back-back-0_30_0_GH0.tar.gz) = fb431832d50e51419c38c634624347d2d977f108aca5b4f149ddc308c84684f4
+SIZE (gnustep-libs-back-back-0_30_0_GH0.tar.gz) = 1021180
diff --git a/x11-toolkits/gnustep-back/files/patch-no-nfonts b/x11-toolkits/gnustep-back/files/patch-no-nfonts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..731c1d9879c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11-toolkits/gnustep-back/files/patch-no-nfonts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- GNUmakefile
++++ GNUmakefile
+@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ include ./Version
+ #
+ SUBPROJECTS = Source Tools
+ 
+-ifneq ($(fonts), no)
+-SUBPROJECTS += Fonts
+-endif
+-
+ -include GNUmakefile.preamble
+ 
+ include $(GNUSTEP_MAKEFILES)/aggregate.make
diff --git a/x11-toolkits/gnustep-back/pkg-plist b/x11-toolkits/gnustep-back/pkg-plist
index 12c7ff3eafa2..5d70048f030c 100644
--- a/x11-toolkits/gnustep-back/pkg-plist
+++ b/x11-toolkits/gnustep-back/pkg-plist
@@ -1,32 +1,7 @@
 GNUstep/System/Library/Bundles/libgnustep-%%BACK%%.bundle/Resources/English.lproj/nfontFaceNames.strings
 GNUstep/System/Library/Bundles/libgnustep-%%BACK%%.bundle/Resources/Info-gnustep.plist
 GNUstep/System/Library/Bundles/libgnustep-%%BACK%%.bundle/Resources/Swedish.lproj/nfontFaceNames.strings
 GNUstep/System/Library/Bundles/libgnustep-%%BACK%%.bundle/libgnustep-%%BACK%%
 GNUstep/System/Library/Bundles/libgnustep-%%BACK%%.bundle/stamp.make
 GNUstep/System/Library/Documentation/man/man1/gpbs.1.gz
-GNUstep/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.nfont/FontInfo.plist
-GNUstep/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.nfont/n019003l.afm
-GNUstep/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.nfont/n019003l.pfb
-GNUstep/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.nfont/n019003l.pfm
-GNUstep/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.nfont/n019004l.afm
-GNUstep/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.nfont/n019004l.pfb
-GNUstep/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.nfont/n019004l.pfm
-GNUstep/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.nfont/n019023l.afm
-GNUstep/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.nfont/n019023l.pfb
-GNUstep/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.nfont/n019023l.pfm
-GNUstep/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.nfont/n019024l.afm
-GNUstep/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.nfont/n019024l.pfb
-GNUstep/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.nfont/n019024l.pfm
-GNUstep/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.nfont/n019043l.afm
-GNUstep/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.nfont/n019043l.pfb
-GNUstep/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.nfont/n019043l.pfm
-GNUstep/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.nfont/n019044l.afm
-GNUstep/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.nfont/n019044l.pfb
-GNUstep/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.nfont/n019044l.pfm
-GNUstep/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.nfont/n019063l.afm
-GNUstep/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.nfont/n019063l.pfb
-GNUstep/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.nfont/n019063l.pfm
-GNUstep/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.nfont/n019064l.afm
-GNUstep/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.nfont/n019064l.pfb
-GNUstep/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.nfont/n019064l.pfm
 GNUstep/System/Tools/gpbs