diff --git a/devel/avro-cpp/Makefile b/devel/avro-cpp/Makefile
index 84f0f36a00b2..373b34492473 100644
--- a/devel/avro-cpp/Makefile
+++ b/devel/avro-cpp/Makefile
@@ -1,34 +1,35 @@
 PORTNAME=	avro
 PORTVERSION=	1.12.0
 PORTREVISION=	4
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	APACHE/avro/avro-${PORTVERSION}/cpp
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	-cpp
 DISTNAME=	avro-cpp-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	C++ library for Apache Avro
 WWW=		https://avro.apache.org/ \
 		https://github.com/apache/avro
 
+BROKEN=		Lots of cmake warnings, does not find snappy, does not link libfmt dynamically
+
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	libfmt>=10.2.1<10.2.1_99:devel/libfmt
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libboost_regex.so:devel/boost-libs \
 		libfmt.so:devel/libfmt \
 		libsnappy.so:archivers/snappy
 
 USES=		cmake compiler:c++17-lang cpe
 
 USE_CXXSTD=	c++17
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 PLIST_SUB=	PORTVERSION=${PORTVERSION}
 
 CPE_VENDOR=	apache
 
 post-install:
 	${LN} -s libavrocpp.so.${PORTVERSION} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libavrocpp.so.1
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/avro-cpp/files/patch-include_avro_Node.hh b/devel/avro-cpp/files/patch-include_avro_Node.hh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bf11578b713f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/avro-cpp/files/patch-include_avro_Node.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- include/avro/Node.hh.orig	2024-07-26 07:46:40 UTC
++++ include/avro/Node.hh
+@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ struct fmt::formatter<avro::Name> : fmt::formatter<std
+ template<>
+ struct fmt::formatter<avro::Name> : fmt::formatter<std::string> {
+     template<typename FormatContext>
+-    auto format(const avro::Name &n, FormatContext &ctx) {
++    auto format(const avro::Name &n, FormatContext &ctx) const {
+         return fmt::formatter<std::string>::format(n.fullname(), ctx);
+     }
+ };
diff --git a/devel/avro-cpp/files/patch-include_avro_Types.hh b/devel/avro-cpp/files/patch-include_avro_Types.hh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..097457641fe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/avro-cpp/files/patch-include_avro_Types.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- include/avro/Types.hh.orig	2024-07-26 07:46:40 UTC
++++ include/avro/Types.hh
+@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ struct fmt::formatter<avro::Type> : fmt::formatter<std
+ template<>
+ struct fmt::formatter<avro::Type> : fmt::formatter<std::string> {
+     template<typename FormatContext>
+-    auto format(avro::Type t, FormatContext &ctx) {
++    auto format(avro::Type t, FormatContext &ctx) const {
+         return fmt::formatter<std::string>::format(avro::toString(t), ctx);
+     }
+ };