diff --git a/devel/unittest-cpp/Makefile b/devel/unittest-cpp/Makefile
index 0a0d679fe162..c5c06247e4e0 100644
--- a/devel/unittest-cpp/Makefile
+++ b/devel/unittest-cpp/Makefile
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 PORTNAME=	unittest-cpp
 PORTVERSION=	2.0.0
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	iblis@hs.ntnu.edu.tw
 COMMENT=	Lightweight unit testing framework for C++
 WWW=		https://github.com/unittest-cpp/unittest-cpp
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
+DEPRECATED=	Upstream have declared hiatus status since 2+ years back. Please consider using devel/googletest instead
+EXPIRATION_DATE=2022-12-31
+
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 
 USES=		cmake
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/unittest-cpp/files/patch-tests_TestTest.cpp b/devel/unittest-cpp/files/patch-tests_TestTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ed09c84e203e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/unittest-cpp/files/patch-tests_TestTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+--- tests/TestTest.cpp.orig	2022-10-05 11:53:09 UTC
++++ tests/TestTest.cpp
+@@ -74,29 +74,6 @@ namespace {
+ 
+ #if !defined(UNITTEST_MINGW) && !defined(UNITTEST_WIN32)
+ // Skip this test in debug because some debuggers don't like it.
+-#if defined(NDEBUG)
+-   TEST(CrashingTestsAreReportedAsFailures)
+-   {
+-      class CrashingTest : public Test
+-      {
+-      public:
+-         CrashingTest() : Test("crashing") {}
+-         virtual void RunImpl() const
+-         {
+-
+-            reinterpret_cast< void (*)() >(0)();
+-         }
+-      };
+-
+-      TestResults results;
+-      {
+-         ScopedCurrentTest scopedResult(results);
+-         CrashingTest().Run();
+-      }
+-
+-      CHECK_EQUAL(1, results.GetFailureCount());
+-   }
+-#endif
+ #endif
+ #endif
+