diff --git a/databases/pecl-memcache/Makefile b/databases/pecl-memcache/Makefile
index 9b32402ee944..4e9a9a40171c 100644
--- a/databases/pecl-memcache/Makefile
+++ b/databases/pecl-memcache/Makefile
@@ -1,37 +1,25 @@
 PORTNAME=	memcache
 PORTVERSION=	8.2
 CATEGORIES=	databases
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Memcached extension
 WWW=		https://pecl.php.net/package/memcache \
 		https://github.com/websupport-sk/pecl-memcache
 
 LICENSE=	PHP30
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 USES=		dos2unix php:pecl
 USE_PHP=	session:build zlib:build
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--with-zlib-dir=/usr
 USE_CSTD=	gnu89
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	EXAMPLES
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-post-patch:
-.if ${PHP_VER} >= 85
-	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|ext/standard/php_smart_string|Zend/zend_smart_string|' \
-		${WRKSRC}/src/memcache_ascii_protocol.c \
-		${WRKSRC}/src/memcache_binary_protocol.c \
-		${WRKSRC}/src/memcache_session.c \
-		${WRKSRC}/src/memcache_pool.c \
-		${WRKSRC}/src/memcache_pool.h
-.endif
-
 post-install-EXAMPLES-on:
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}/
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/example.php ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}/
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/pecl-memcache/files/patch-php85 b/databases/pecl-memcache/files/patch-php85
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8f1f700e8dc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/databases/pecl-memcache/files/patch-php85
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+--- src/memcache_ascii_protocol.c.orig	2023-04-30 11:27:52 UTC
++++ src/memcache_ascii_protocol.c
+@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
+ #endif
+ 
+ #include "memcache_pool.h"
+-#include "ext/standard/php_smart_string.h"
++#include "Zend/zend_smart_string.h"
+ 
+ typedef struct mmc_ascii_request {
+ 	mmc_request_t	base;							/* enable cast to mmc_request_t */
+--- src/memcache_binary_protocol.c.orig	2023-04-30 11:27:52 UTC
++++ src/memcache_binary_protocol.c
+@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
+ #include <netinet/in.h>
+ #endif
+ #include "memcache_pool.h"
+-#include "ext/standard/php_smart_string.h"
++#include "Zend/zend_smart_string.h"
+ 
+ #ifdef htonll
+ #undef htonll
+--- src/memcache_pool.c.orig	2023-04-30 11:27:52 UTC
++++ src/memcache_pool.c
+@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
+ #include "ext/standard/crc32.h"
+ #include "ext/standard/php_var.h"
+ #include "ext/standard/php_string.h"
+-#include "ext/standard/php_smart_string.h"
++#include "Zend/zend_smart_string.h"
+ #include "zend_smart_str.h"
+ #include "memcache_pool.h"
+ 
+--- src/memcache_pool.h.orig	2023-04-30 11:27:52 UTC
++++ src/memcache_pool.h
+@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
+ #include <string.h>
+ 
+ #include "php.h"
+-#include "ext/standard/php_smart_string_public.h"
++#include "Zend/zend_smart_string_public.h"
+ #include "memcache_queue.h"
+ 
+ /*
+--- src/memcache_session.c.orig	2023-04-30 11:27:52 UTC
++++ src/memcache_session.c
+@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
+ #include "php_variables.h"
+ 
+ #include "SAPI.h"
+-#include "ext/standard/php_smart_string.h"
++#include "Zend/zend_smart_string.h"
+ #include "ext/standard/url.h"
+ #include "ext/session/php_session.h"
+ #ifdef PHP_WIN32