diff --git a/devel/binaryen/Makefile b/devel/binaryen/Makefile
index 1b4b01a78cbc..b05f28db80a9 100644
--- a/devel/binaryen/Makefile
+++ b/devel/binaryen/Makefile
@@ -1,29 +1,28 @@
 PORTNAME=	binaryen
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	version_
-DISTVERSION=	123
+DISTVERSION=	124
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	eduardo@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Compiler infrastructure and toolchain library for WebAssembly
 WWW=		https://github.com/WebAssembly/binaryen
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-USES=		cmake cpe python:build
+TEST_DEPENDS=	googletest>=0:devel/googletest
+
+USES=		cmake:testing cpe localbase:ldflags python:build
 CPE_VENDOR=	webassembly
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	WebAssembly
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
-OPTIONS_DEFINE=	TEST
-OPTIONS_SUB=	yes
-
-TEST_LIB_DEPENDS=	libgtest.so:devel/googletest
-TEST_USES=		localbase:ldflags
-TEST_CMAKE_BOOL=	BUILD_TESTS
+CMAKE_OFF=	BUILD_TESTS
+CMAKE_TESTING_ON=	BUILD_TESTS
+CMAKE_TESTING_TARGET=	# No internal target for running tests. Run via post-test.
 
-do-test-TEST-on:
-	binaryen-unittests
+post-test:
+	${BUILD_WRKSRC}/bin/binaryen-unittests
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/binaryen/distinfo b/devel/binaryen/distinfo
index 1188e56951c8..a00f8635df9f 100644
--- a/devel/binaryen/distinfo
+++ b/devel/binaryen/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1743199872
-SHA256 (WebAssembly-binaryen-version_123_GH0.tar.gz) = a1e1caf250cab3a83938713594e55b6762591208e82087e3337f793e8c8eb7ab
-SIZE (WebAssembly-binaryen-version_123_GH0.tar.gz) = 5418866
+TIMESTAMP = 1756843834
+SHA256 (WebAssembly-binaryen-version_124_GH0.tar.gz) = b8d06af81a8c2bb27c34d1f9e3cf7c621f93fc901f896809e0490f3586a63ca4
+SIZE (WebAssembly-binaryen-version_124_GH0.tar.gz) = 5616387
diff --git a/devel/binaryen/pkg-plist b/devel/binaryen/pkg-plist
index 946c03df7d9b..d6fc51568974 100644
--- a/devel/binaryen/pkg-plist
+++ b/devel/binaryen/pkg-plist
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
-%%TEST%%bin/binaryen-unittests
 bin/wasm-as
 bin/wasm-ctor-eval
 bin/wasm-dis
 bin/wasm-emscripten-finalize
 bin/wasm-fuzz-lattices
 bin/wasm-fuzz-types
 bin/wasm-merge
 bin/wasm-metadce
 bin/wasm-opt
 bin/wasm-reduce
 bin/wasm-shell
 bin/wasm-split
 bin/wasm2js
 include/binaryen-c.h
 include/wasm-delegations.def
 lib/libbinaryen.so