diff --git a/sysutils/inotify-tools/Makefile b/sysutils/inotify-tools/Makefile
index 1a1be48fa229..3e5c665e71b1 100644
--- a/sysutils/inotify-tools/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/inotify-tools/Makefile
@@ -1,49 +1,49 @@
 PORTNAME=	inotify-tools
-DISTVERSION=	4.23.8.0
+DISTVERSION=	4.23.9.0
 CATEGORIES=	sysutils
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Command-line utilities to watch for file events
 WWW=		https://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libinotify.so:devel/libinotify
 TEST_DEPENDS=	bash:shells/bash
 
 USES=		autoreconf compiler:c11 gmake libtool localbase shebangfix
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 SHEBANG_GLOB=	*.t *.sh
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--disable-doxygen
 
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	STATIC
 OPTIONS_SUB=	yes
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} \
 		-e 's|SHELL_PATH ?= /bin/bash|SHELL_PATH ?= ${LOCALBASE}/bin/bash|' \
 		${WRKSRC}/t/Makefile
 
 post-build-STATIC-on:
 	@cd ${WRKSRC}/src && \
 		${CC} -pthread ${LDFLAGS} -static -o inotifywait.static inotifywait.o common.o ../libinotifytools/src/.libs/libinotifytools.a ${LOCALBASE}/lib/libinotify.a && \
 		${CC} -pthread ${LDFLAGS} -static -o inotifywatch.static inotifywatch.o common.o ../libinotifytools/src/.libs/libinotifytools.a ${LOCALBASE}/lib/libinotify.a
 
 post-install-STATIC-on:
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/src/inotifywait.static ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/src/inotifywatch.static ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 
 do-test: # Some tests are known to fail: https://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools/issues/108
 	@${ECHO} "unit test"
 	@cd ${WRKSRC}/libinotifytools/src && ${GMAKE} test && ./test
 	@${ECHO} "integration test"
 	@cd ${WRKSRC}/t && ${GMAKE}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/sysutils/inotify-tools/distinfo b/sysutils/inotify-tools/distinfo
index ceabaaecce2a..fa30f9ecc37f 100644
--- a/sysutils/inotify-tools/distinfo
+++ b/sysutils/inotify-tools/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1692682288
-SHA256 (inotify-tools-inotify-tools-4.23.8.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 8ad8b72a146af57688f3289b33b92a026915fc677997147071887b65b603d20a
-SIZE (inotify-tools-inotify-tools-4.23.8.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 93265
+TIMESTAMP = 1703113035
+SHA256 (inotify-tools-inotify-tools-4.23.9.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 1dfa33f80b6797ce2f6c01f454fd486d30be4dca1b0c5c2ea9ba3c30a5c39855
+SIZE (inotify-tools-inotify-tools-4.23.9.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 93281
diff --git a/sysutils/inotify-tools/files/patch-src_Makefile.am b/sysutils/inotify-tools/files/patch-src_Makefile.am
index 96f6b8cd3c84..2c99329855fe 100644
--- a/sysutils/inotify-tools/files/patch-src_Makefile.am
+++ b/sysutils/inotify-tools/files/patch-src_Makefile.am
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
---- src/Makefile.am.orig	2023-08-21 19:51:56 UTC
+--- src/Makefile.am.orig	2023-09-12 16:26:42 UTC
 +++ src/Makefile.am
-@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ fsnotifywatch_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DENABLE_FANOT
+@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ fsnotifywatch_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DENABLE_FANOT
  endif
  
  if IS_CLANG
--AM_CFLAGS = -std=c99 -fno-exceptions -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Werror -Wno-unused-command-line-argument -I../libinotifytools/src
-+AM_CFLAGS = -std=c99 -fno-exceptions -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Werror -Wno-unused-command-line-argument
- AM_CPPFLAGS = -std=c++17 -fno-exceptions -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Werror -Wno-unused-command-line-argument -I../libinotifytools/src
+-AM_CFLAGS = -std=c99 -fno-exceptions -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Werror -Wno-unused-command-line-argument -I../libinotifytools/src -I$(srcdir)/../libinotifytools/src
++AM_CFLAGS = -std=c99 -fno-exceptions -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Werror -Wno-unused-command-line-argument -I../libinotifytools/src
+ AM_CPPFLAGS = -std=c++17 -fno-exceptions -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Werror -Wno-unused-command-line-argument -I../libinotifytools/src -I$(srcdir)/../libinotifytools/src
  else
--AM_CFLAGS = -std=c99 -fno-exceptions -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Werror -I../libinotifytools/src
-+AM_CFLAGS = -std=c99 -fno-exceptions -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Werror
- AM_CPPFLAGS = -std=c++17 -fno-exceptions -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Werror -I../libinotifytools/src
+-AM_CFLAGS = -std=c99 -fno-exceptions -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Werror -I../libinotifytools/src -I$(srcdir)/../libinotifytools/src
+-AM_CPPFLAGS = -std=c++17 -fno-exceptions -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Werror -I../libinotifytools/src -I$(srcdir)/../libinotifytools/src
++AM_CFLAGS = -std=c99 -fno-exceptions -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Werror -I../libinotifytools/src
++AM_CPPFLAGS = -std=c++17 -fno-exceptions -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Werror -I../libinotifytools/src
  endif
  
+ LDADD = ../libinotifytools/src/libinotifytools.la