diff --git a/graphics/gd/Makefile b/graphics/gd/Makefile
index 5aa0c8d80e74..686796921c90 100644
--- a/graphics/gd/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/gd/Makefile
@@ -1,133 +1,135 @@
 PORTNAME=	libgd
 PORTVERSION=	2.3.3
 PORTREVISION=	5
 PORTEPOCH=	1
 CATEGORIES+=	graphics
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}/releases/download/gd-${PORTVERSION}/
 
 MAINTAINER?=	dinoex@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT?=	Graphics library for fast creation of images
 WWW=		https://libgd.github.io/
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	libgd ??-libgd
 
 USES=		cpe tar:xz pkgconfig pathfix libtool:keepla shebangfix
 SHEBANG_FILES=	${WRKSRC}/src/bdftogd
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--enable-gd-formats
 TMPDIR?=	/tmp
 MAKE_ENV=	TMPDIR=${TMPDIR}
 SUB_FILES=	gdlib-config
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 TEST_TARGET=	check
 
-OPTIONS_DEFINE=	PNG JPEG WEBP TIFF XPM HEIF AVIF LIQ FREETYPE FONTCONFIG RAQM ICONV
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	PNG JPEG WEBP TIFF XPM HEIF AVIF LIQ FREETYPE FONTCONFIG RAQM ICONV THREADS
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=PNG JPEG WEBP TIFF FREETYPE FONTCONFIG ICONV
 NO_OPTIONS_SORT=yes
 OPTIONS_SUB=	yes
 PNG_LIB_DEPENDS=	libpng.so:graphics/png
 PNG_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--without-png
 PNG_CPPFLAGS=		-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 JPEG_USES=		jpeg
 JPEG_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--without-jpeg
 JPEG_CPPFLAGS=		-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 WEBP_LIB_DEPENDS=	libwebp.so:graphics/webp
 WEBP_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--without-webp
 WEBP_CPPFLAGS=		-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 TIFF_LIB_DEPENDS=	libtiff.so:graphics/tiff
 TIFF_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--without-tiff
 TIFF_CPPFLAGS=		-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 HEIF_LIB_DEPENDS=	libheif.so:graphics/libheif
 HEIF_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--without-heif
 HEIF_CPPFLAGS=		-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 AVIF_LIB_DEPENDS=	libavif.so:graphics/libavif
 AVIF_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--without-avif
 AVIF_CPPFLAGS=		-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 AVIF_USES=		autoreconf
 AVIF_BROKEN=	option AVIF has a circular dependency loop
 LIQ_DESC=	libimagequant color conversion support
 LIQ_LIB_DEPENDS=	libimagequant.so:graphics/libimagequant
 LIQ_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--with-liq=no
 LIQ_CPPFLAGS=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 FREETYPE_LIB_DEPENDS=	libfreetype.so:print/freetype2
 FREETYPE_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--without-freetype
 FREETYPE_CPPFLAGS=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 FONTCONFIG_LIB_DEPENDS+=	libfontconfig.so:x11-fonts/fontconfig
 FONTCONFIG_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--with-fontconfig=no
 FONTCONFIG_CPPFLAGS=		-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 RAQM_DESC=	Raqm text layout support
 RAQM_LIB_DEPENDS=	libraqm.so:print/libraqm
 RAQM_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--with-raqm=no
 RAQM_CPPFLAGS=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 XPM_USES=	xorg
 XPM_USE=	xorg=xpm,x11
 XPM_CONFIGURE_ON=	--with-x
 XPM_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--with-xpm=no
 ICONV_USES=	iconv
 ICONV_CONFIGURE_ON=	${ICONV_CONFIGURE_ARG}
+THREADS_EXTRA_PATCHES=	${PATCHDIR}/extra-patch-threads
+THREADS_USES=		autoreconf
 
 .include <bsd.port.options.mk>
 
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MFREETYPE}
 # bin/annotate
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL+=	mummer
 .endif
 
 # force gdlib-config --ldflags
 LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib
 
 # The GD_FONTS environment variable can be set to specify the gzipped
 # tar-ball containing the fonts in bdf format and the bdf file names.
 # The tarball is the first argument, the tiny, small, medium-bold,
 # large, and giant fonts follow.
 #
 # For example:
 # GD_FONTS="/usr/ports/distfiles/x-koi8u.tgz koi6x10.bdf koi8x13.bdf \
 #       koi9x15.bdf koi12x24.bdf koi10x20.bdf"
 #
 .if defined(GD_FONTS)
 USES+=		perl5
 USE_PERL5=	build
 WRKFONTS=	${WRKSRC}/src
 .endif
 
 pre-extract::
 	@${ECHO_MSG} ""
 	@${ECHO_MSG} "GD_FONTS can be set to specify an alternative list of .bdf files"
 	@${ECHO_MSG} ""
 
 post-extract:
 .if defined(GD_FONTS)
 	cd ${WRKFONTS} && ${SH} ${FILESDIR}/makefonts extract ${GD_FONTS}
 .endif
 
 pre-configure:
 .if defined(GD_FONTS)
 	cd ${WRKFONTS} && ${SH} ${FILESDIR}/makefonts configure ${GD_FONTS}
 .endif
 	# bump shlib version
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} \
 		-e 's|^GDLIB_LT_CURRENT=3|GDLIB_LT_CURRENT=6|' \
 		${WRKSRC}/configure ${WRKSRC}/config/getlib.sh
 
 pre-configure-ICONV-off:
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} \
 		-e 's|iconv|noiconv|' \
 		${WRKSRC}/configure
 
 .if defined(GD_FONTS)
 pre-build:
 	cd ${WRKFONTS} && ${SH} ${FILESDIR}/makefonts build ${GD_FONTS}
 .endif
 
 post-install:
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/src/gdhelpers.h \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/include/
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libgd.so.6*
 	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKDIR}/gdlib-config \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/gd/files/extra-patch-threads b/graphics/gd/files/extra-patch-threads
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d09a69ea46de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphics/gd/files/extra-patch-threads
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+--- configure.ac.orig	2021-09-11 04:43:11 UTC
++++ configure.ac
+@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNC(sin,,[AC_CHECK_LIB(m,sin)])
+ AX_PTHREAD()
+ AX_OPENMP()
+ 
++AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_PTHREAD], [test "x$ax_pthread_ok" = "xyes"])
++
+ dnl We should default this to off in future releases.
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to support gd image formats])
+ AC_ARG_ENABLE([gd-formats],
+--- src/Makefile.am.orig	2021-09-11 04:43:11 UTC
++++ src/Makefile.am
+@@ -129,4 +129,9 @@ libgd_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(GDLIB_LT_CURRENT):$
+ 
+ libgd_la_LIBADD = $(LTLIBICONV)
+ 
++if HAVE_PTHREAD
++libgd_la_SOURCES += \
++	gdinitfini.c
++endif
++
+ LDADD = libgd.la $(LIBICONV)
+--- src/gdft.c.orig	2021-09-11 04:43:11 UTC
++++ src/gdft.c
+@@ -890,7 +890,17 @@ BGD_DECLARE(void) gdFreeFontCache ()
+  */
+ BGD_DECLARE(void) gdFontCacheShutdown ()
+ {
++#if defined(HAVE_PTHREAD)
++	/* referring to bundled with php */
++	gdMutexLock(gdFontCacheMutex);
+ 	if (fontCache) {
++		gdCacheDelete(fontCache);
++		fontCache = NULL;
++		FT_Done_FreeType(library);
++	}
++	gdMutexUnlock(gdFontCacheMutex);
++#else
++	if (fontCache) {
+ 		gdMutexLock(gdFontCacheMutex);
+ 		gdCacheDelete (fontCache);
+ 		/* 2.0.16: Gustavo Scotti: make sure we don't free this twice */
+@@ -899,6 +909,7 @@ BGD_DECLARE(void) gdFontCacheShutdown ()
+ 		gdMutexShutdown (gdFontCacheMutex);
+ 		FT_Done_FreeType (library);
+ 	}
++#endif
+ }
+ 
+ /**
+@@ -948,11 +959,18 @@ BGD_DECLARE(int) gdFontCacheSetup (void)
+ 		/* Already set up */
+ 		return 0;
+ 	}
++#if defined(HAVE_PTHREAD)
++	/* referring to bundled with php */
++	if (FT_Init_FreeType (&library)) {
++		return -1;
++	}
++#else
+ 	gdMutexSetup (gdFontCacheMutex);
+ 	if (FT_Init_FreeType (&library)) {
+ 		gdMutexShutdown (gdFontCacheMutex);
+ 		return -1;
+ 	}
++#endif
+ 	fontCache = gdCacheCreate (FONTCACHESIZE, fontTest, fontFetch, fontRelease);
+ 	if (!fontCache) {
+ 		return -2;
+@@ -1144,6 +1162,10 @@ BGD_DECLARE(char *) gdImageStringFTEx (gdImagePtr im, 
+ 	                          tweenColorRelease);
+ 
+ 	/***** initialize font library and font cache on first call ******/
++#if defined(HAVE_PTHREAD)
++	/* referring to bundled with php */
++	gdMutexLock(gdFontCacheMutex);
++#endif
+ 	if (!fontCache) {
+ 		if (gdFontCacheSetup () != 0) {
+ 			gdCacheDelete (tc_cache);
+@@ -1151,7 +1173,11 @@ BGD_DECLARE(char *) gdImageStringFTEx (gdImagePtr im, 
+ 		}
+ 	}
+ 	/*****/
++#if defined(HAVE_PTHREAD)
++	/* referring to bundled with php */
++#else
+ 	gdMutexLock (gdFontCacheMutex);
++#endif
+ 	/* get the font (via font cache) */
+ 	fontkey.fontlist = fontlist;
+ 	if (strex)
+--- src/gdhelpers.h.orig	2021-09-11 04:43:11 UTC
++++ src/gdhelpers.h
+@@ -51,11 +51,22 @@ extern "C" {
+ # define gdMutexUnlock(x) LeaveCriticalSection(&x)
+ #elif defined(HAVE_PTHREAD)
+ # include <pthread.h>
++# include "gd_errors.h"
+ # define gdMutexDeclare(x) pthread_mutex_t x
+ # define gdMutexSetup(x) pthread_mutex_init(&x, 0)
+ # define gdMutexShutdown(x) pthread_mutex_destroy(&x)
+-# define gdMutexLock(x) pthread_mutex_lock(&x)
+-# define gdMutexUnlock(x) pthread_mutex_unlock(&x)
++# define gdMutexLock(x) do {\
++		int pten = 0;\
++		if ((pten = pthread_mutex_lock(&x)) != 0) {\
++			gd_error_ex(GD_DEBUG, "gdMutexLock(%s<%p>) %s\n", #x, x, strerror(pten));\
++		}\
++	} while (0)
++# define gdMutexUnlock(x) do {\
++		int pten = 0;\
++		if ((pten = pthread_mutex_unlock(&x)) != 0) {\
++			gd_error_ex(GD_DEBUG, "gdMutexUnlock(%s<%p>) %s\n", #x, x, strerror(pten));\
++		}\
++	} while (0)
+ #else
+ # define gdMutexDeclare(x)
+ # define gdMutexSetup(x)
+--- src/gdinitfini.c.orig	1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
++++ src/gdinitfini.c
+@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
++#include <string.h>
++#include "gd.h"
++#include "gd_errors.h"
++#include "gdhelpers.h"
++
++#if defined(CPP_SHARP)
++#elif defined(_WIN32)
++#elif defined(HAVE_PTHREAD)
++
++extern gdMutexDeclare(gdFontCacheMutex);
++
++void
++_init()
++{
++	int pten = 0;
++	if ((pten = gdMutexSetup(gdFontCacheMutex)) != 0) {
++		gd_error_ex(GD_ERROR, "%s gdMutexSetup %s\n", __func__, strerror(pten));
++	}
++}
++
++void
++_fini()
++{
++	int pten = 0;
++	if ((pten = gdMutexShutdown(gdFontCacheMutex)) != 0) {
++		gd_error_ex(GD_ERROR, "%s gdMutexShutdown %s\n", __func__, strerror(pten));
++	}
++}
++
++#else
++#endif