diff --git a/devel/dbus/Makefile b/devel/dbus/Makefile
index eaae62484f93..b1b182a97bca 100644
--- a/devel/dbus/Makefile
+++ b/devel/dbus/Makefile
@@ -1,86 +1,88 @@
 PORTNAME=	dbus
 DISTVERSION=	1.16.2
-PORTREVISION=	1
+PORTREVISION=	2
 PORTEPOCH=	1
 CATEGORIES=	devel gnome
 MASTER_SITES=	https://dbus.freedesktop.org/releases/dbus/
 
 MAINTAINER=	desktop@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Message bus system for inter-application communication
 WWW=		https://www.freedesktop.org/Software/dbus
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libexpat.so:textproc/expat2
 
 USES=		cpe libtool localbase meson pkgconfig python:build \
 		shebangfix tar:xz
 CPE_VENDOR=	d-bus_project
 CPE_PRODUCT=	d-bus
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 USE_RC_SUBR=	dbus
 SHEBANG_FILES=	tools/GetAllMatchRules.py \
 		tools/build-timestamp.py
 
+HAS_SYMBOL_VERSION=	${PREFIX}/lib/libdbus-1.so.${_LIBVERSION}
+
 MESON_ARGS=	-Dkqueue=enabled \
 		-Dapparmor=disabled \
 		-Ddoxygen_docs=disabled \
 		-Dducktype_docs=disabled \
 		-Depoll=disabled \
 		-Dinotify=disabled \
 		-Dlaunchd=disabled \
 		-Dlibaudit=disabled \
 		-Dmodular_tests=disabled \
 		-Dqt_help=disabled \
 		-Dselinux=disabled \
 		-Dsystemd=disabled \
 		-Druntime_dir=/var/run \
 		-Dsession_socket_dir=/tmp \
 		-Dtest_socket_dir=${WRKDIR}
 
 BINARY_ALIAS=	python3=${PYTHON_CMD}
 
 PORTSCOUT=	limitw:1,even
 
 USERS=		messagebus
 GROUPS=		messagebus
 
 _LIBVERSION=	3.38.3
 
 OPTIONS_SUB=	yes
 PLIST_SUB=	GROUPS=${GROUPS} \
 		VERSION="1.0" \
 		LIBVERSION=${_LIBVERSION}
 PORTEXAMPLES=	*
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		EXAMPLES MANPAGES X11
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	MANPAGES X11
 
 MANPAGES_BUILD_DEPENDS=		docbook-xsl>0:textproc/docbook-xsl
 MANPAGES_USES=			gnome
 MANPAGES_USE=			gnome=libxslt:build
 MANPAGES_MESON_ENABLED=		xml_docs
 
 X11_DESC=		Support X11 Desktop Environments
 X11_USES=			xorg
 X11_USE=			XORG=ice,sm,x11
 X11_MESON_ENABLED=		x11_autolaunch
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|%%LOCALBASE%%|${LOCALBASE}|g' \
 		${WRKSRC}/dbus/dbus-sysdeps-util-unix.c
 
 post-install:
 	${MV} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}/examples ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}
 .for file in session.conf system.conf
 	@cd ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}-1/ && \
 		${MV} ${file} ${file}.sample
 .endfor
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if ${OSVERSION} < 1400000
 MESON_ARGS+=	-Db_lundef=false
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/devel/dbus/files/patch-dbus_test-version-script b/devel/dbus/files/patch-dbus_test-version-script
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5298aedc60ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/dbus/files/patch-dbus_test-version-script
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- dbus/test-version-script.orig	2025-02-27 16:29:06 UTC
++++ dbus/test-version-script
+@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@ NOT_REALLY_LIBDBUS_1_3 {
+ NOT_REALLY_LIBDBUS_1_3 {
+   global:
+     dbus_*;
+-  local:
+-    *;
+ };
+ NOT_REALLY_LIBDBUS_PRIVATE_1.2.3 {
+   global: