diff --git a/lang/bsh/Makefile b/lang/bsh/Makefile
index 72e0a32f3b4f..bbb62c690997 100644
--- a/lang/bsh/Makefile
+++ b/lang/bsh/Makefile
@@ -1,34 +1,33 @@
 PORTNAME=	bsh
 DISTVERSION=	2.1.1
-PORTREVISION=	3
+PORTREVISION=	4
 CATEGORIES=	lang java
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Beanshell java scripting language
 WWW=		http://www.beanshell.org/
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 
 USES=		java:ant,run
-JAVA_VERSION=	8
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	beanshell
 GH_PROJECT=	beanshell
 
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	schilyutils # bin/bsh
 
 ALL_TARGET=	jarall
 
 SUB_FILES=	${PORTNAME}.sh
 SUB_LIST=	JARNAME=${PORTNAME}.jar
 
 PLIST_FILES=	${JAVAJARDIR}/${PORTNAME}.jar \
 		bin/${PORTNAME}
 
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/dist/${PORTNAME}-${DISTVERSION}.jar \
 		${STAGEDIR}${JAVAJARDIR}/${PORTNAME}.jar
 	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}.sh \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/${PORTNAME}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/lang/bsh/files/patch-build.xml b/lang/bsh/files/patch-build.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fb1303b351b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/bsh/files/patch-build.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+--- build.xml.orig	2026-04-08 19:21:08 UTC
++++ build.xml
+@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ -->
+ 			debug="on"
+ 			includes="**/*.java"
+ 			excludes="${excludes},**/bak/**"
+-			source="1.6"
+-			target="1.6"
++			source="8"
++			target="8"
+ 		>
+ 			<classpath>
+ 				<fileset refid="lib-fileset"/>
+@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ -->
+ 			debug="on"
+ 			includes="**/*.java"
+ 			excludes="${excludes},**/bak/**"
+-			source="1.6"
+-			target="1.6"
++			source="8"
++			target="8"
+ 		>
+ 			<classpath>
+ 				<fileset refid="lib-fileset"/>
+@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ -->
+ 			 destdir="${javadoc-dir}"
+ 			 author="true"
+ 			 version="true"
+-			 source="1.6"
++			 source="8"
+ 			 use="true"
+ 			 windowtitle="BeanShell ${version}"
+ 			 doctitle="&lt;h1&gt;BeanShell ${version}&lt;h1&gt;"
+@@ -680,8 +680,8 @@ -->
+ 				destdir="${build-dir}"
+ 				debug="on"
+ 				debuglevel="lines,vars,source"
+-				source="1.6"
+-				target="1.6"
++				source="8"
++				target="8"
+ 			  >
+ 		 <classpath>
+ 			<path refid="test-classpath"/>