diff --git a/audio/cardinal/Makefile b/audio/cardinal/Makefile
index f8034c508e9a..d28cf75f6ef7 100644
--- a/audio/cardinal/Makefile
+++ b/audio/cardinal/Makefile
@@ -1,59 +1,66 @@
 PORTNAME=	cardinal
 DISTVERSION=	23.10
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	audio
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/DISTRHO/Cardinal/releases/download/${DISTVERSION}/
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Plugin wrapper around VCV Rack
 WWW=		https://cardinal.kx.studio/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BROKEN_i386=	compilation breaks: use of overloaded operator '[]' is ambiguous, see https://github.com/DISTRHO/Cardinal/issues/613
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/include/FuzzySearchDatabase.hpp:textproc/fuzzysearchdatabase \
 		bash:shells/bash \
 		cmake:devel/cmake-core
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libasound.so:audio/alsa-lib \
 		libdbus-1.so:devel/dbus \
 		libfftw3f.so:math/fftw3-float \
 		libjansson.so:devel/jansson \
-		liblo.so:audio/liblo \
 		libpffft.so:math/pffft \
 		libpulse-simple.so:audio/pulseaudio \
 		libsamplerate.so:audio/libsamplerate \
 		libsndfile.so:audio/libsndfile \
 		libspeexdsp.so:audio/speexdsp
 
 USES=		compiler:c++11-lang gl gmake libarchive localbase:ldflags pkgconfig python sdl shebangfix tar:xz xorg
 USE_XORG=	x11 xcursor xext xrandr
 USE_GL=		gl
 USE_SDL=	sdl2
 
 SHEBANG_GLOB=	*.sh
 
 CXXFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include/pffft
 CXXFLAGS_powerpc64le=	-DNO_WARN_X86_INTRINSICS
 LDFLAGS+=	-lpffft -lexecinfo
 
 MAKE_ENV=	LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libpthread.so # workaround for https://github.com/DISTRHO/Cardinal/issues/128#issuecomment-1030817359
 MAKE_ARGS=	SYSDEPS=true
 
 BINARY_ALIAS=	gcc-ar=ar \
 		python3=${PYTHON_CMD}
 
-OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS LTO
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=		DOCS LIBLO LTO
+OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	#LIBLO LTO
 
-PORTDOCS=	*
+PORTDOCS=		*
 
-LTO_MAKE_ARGS=	WITH_LTO=true
-LTO_BROKEN=	Fails to build with LTO because it is gcc-centered
+LIBLO_DESC=		Build with liblo
+LIBLO_MAKE_ARGS=	WITH_LTO=true
+LIBLO_MAKE_ARGS_OFF=	WITH_LTO=false
+LIBLO_LIB_DEPENDS=	liblo.so:audio/liblo
+LIBLO_BROKEN=		fails to build with liblo, see https://github.com/DISTRHO/Cardinal/issues/641
+
+LTO_MAKE_ARGS=		WITH_LTO=true
+LTO_BROKEN=		Fails to build with LTO because it is gcc-centered
 
 .include <bsd.port.options.mk>
 
 .if ${OPSYS} == FreeBSD && ( ${OSVERSION} >= 1400091 || ( ${OSVERSION} >= 1302505 && ${OSVERSION} < 1400000 ))
 USES+=	llvm:max=15
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/audio/cardinal/files/patch-dpf_Makefile.base.mk b/audio/cardinal/files/patch-dpf_Makefile.base.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b8394c0e0b20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/cardinal/files/patch-dpf_Makefile.base.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+- workaround for https://github.com/DISTRHO/Cardinal/issues/641
+
+--- dpf/Makefile.base.mk.orig	2024-04-08 16:00:03 UTC
++++ dpf/Makefile.base.mk
+@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ endif
+ # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ # Check for optional libraries
+ 
+-HAVE_LIBLO = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --exists liblo && echo true)
++HAVE_LIBLO = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --exists liblo && echo $(WITH_LIBLO))
+ 
+ ifneq ($(SKIP_NATIVE_AUDIO_FALLBACK),true)
+ ifneq ($(SKIP_RTAUDIO_FALLBACK),true)