diff --git a/math/octave-forge-octave-pool/Makefile b/math/octave-forge-octave-pool/Makefile
index b29031f5f152..fee3ef17b559 100644
--- a/math/octave-forge-octave-pool/Makefile
+++ b/math/octave-forge-octave-pool/Makefile
@@ -1,24 +1,26 @@
 PORTNAME=	octave-forge-octave-pool
 DISTVERSION=	1.2.4
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	math
 
 MAINTAINER=	stephen@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Octave-forge package ${OCTAVE_PKGNAME}
 WWW=		https://packages.octave.org/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKDIR}/${OCTAVE_SRC}/COPYING
 
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${OCTAVE_TARBALLS_DIR}/fileio.tar.gz:math/octave-forge-fileio
 
 USES=		octave
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	reprostat
 GH_PROJECT=	octave-pool
 
 OCTAVE_SRC=	${GH_PROJECT}-${DISTVERSION}
+WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${OCTAVE_SRC}
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/octave-forge-octave-pool/files/patch-DESCRIPTION b/math/octave-forge-octave-pool/files/patch-DESCRIPTION
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..68e60a744bc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/math/octave-forge-octave-pool/files/patch-DESCRIPTION
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+--- DESCRIPTION.orig	2026-04-01 14:50:37 UTC
++++ DESCRIPTION
+@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ name: octave-pool
+ name: octave-pool
+-version: 1.2.3
++version: 1.2.4
+ date: 2024-03-04
+ author: Tibor Auer <tibor.auer@gmail.com>
+ maintainer: Tibor Auer <tibor.auer@gmail.com>