diff --git a/astro/py-astropy-helpers/Makefile b/astro/py-astropy-helpers/Makefile
index db61915ba4bb..70a9becff9e9 100644
--- a/astro/py-astropy-helpers/Makefile
+++ b/astro/py-astropy-helpers/Makefile
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 PORTNAME=	astropy-helpers
 DISTVERSION=	4.0.1
-PORTREVISION=	4
+PORTREVISION=	5
 CATEGORIES=	astro
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	wen@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Utilities for building and installing packages in Astropy ecosystem
 WWW=		https://github.com/astropy/astropy-helpers
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.rst
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}numpy>=1.16:math/py-numpy@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}numpy>=1.16:math/py-numpy@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist distutils
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/astro/py-astropy-helpers/files/patch-astropy__helpers_utils.py b/astro/py-astropy-helpers/files/patch-astropy__helpers_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a3c60836a420
--- /dev/null
+++ b/astro/py-astropy-helpers/files/patch-astropy__helpers_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+--- astropy_helpers/utils.py.orig	2026-08-05 00:59:43 UTC
++++ astropy_helpers/utils.py
+@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ import contextlib
+ # Licensed under a 3-clause BSD style license - see LICENSE.rst
+ 
+ import contextlib
+-import imp
++import importlib
+ import os
+ import sys
+ import glob
+@@ -54,9 +54,8 @@ def get_numpy_include_path():
+     import builtins
+     if hasattr(builtins, '__NUMPY_SETUP__'):
+         del builtins.__NUMPY_SETUP__
+-    import imp
+     import numpy
+-    imp.reload(numpy)
++    impportlib.reload(numpy)
+ 
+     try:
+         numpy_include = numpy.get_include()