diff --git a/devel/vexcl/Makefile b/devel/vexcl/Makefile
index 918e33f571c1..29e111dcb0d8 100644
--- a/devel/vexcl/Makefile
+++ b/devel/vexcl/Makefile
@@ -1,25 +1,27 @@
 PORTNAME=	vexcl
-DISTVERSION=	1.4.2
+DISTVERSION=	1.4.3
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	C++ vector expression template library for OpenCL/CUDA
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.md
 
 HPP_DEPENDS=	boost-libs>0:devel/boost-libs \
 		opencl>0:devel/opencl
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${HPP_DEPENDS} \
 		ocl-icd>0:devel/ocl-icd # devel/ocl-icd is probably not needed
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${HPP_DEPENDS}
 
-USES=		cmake localbase:ldflags
+USES=		cmake:testing localbase:ldflags
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	ddemidov
 
+CMAKE_TESTING_ON=	VEXCL_BUILD_TESTS # tests pass when the OpenCL provider pocl is installed
+
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/vexcl/distinfo b/devel/vexcl/distinfo
index 02a43acff547..0c8b57623287 100644
--- a/devel/vexcl/distinfo
+++ b/devel/vexcl/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1619503671
-SHA256 (ddemidov-vexcl-1.4.2_GH0.tar.gz) = 3a2be30e303c4f44a269ca85de48f1a628127012f18abee0aa82c0c2cbb0e0c8
-SIZE (ddemidov-vexcl-1.4.2_GH0.tar.gz) = 412861
+TIMESTAMP = 1636828960
+SHA256 (ddemidov-vexcl-1.4.3_GH0.tar.gz) = c9f2a429dc4454e69332cc8b7fbaa5adcd831bce1267fcc1f19e1c110d82deb8
+SIZE (ddemidov-vexcl-1.4.3_GH0.tar.gz) = 425619