diff --git a/games/libretro-snes9x/Makefile b/games/libretro-snes9x/Makefile
index 919792728414..db1cef0956d0 100644
--- a/games/libretro-snes9x/Makefile
+++ b/games/libretro-snes9x/Makefile
@@ -1,31 +1,31 @@
 PORTNAME=	libretro-snes9x
-PORTVERSION=	0.20220405
+DISTVERSION=	1.53-2017
+DISTVERSIONSUFFIX=	-g2ed8d68
 CATEGORIES=	games
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Snes9x - Portable Super Nintendo emulator
 WWW=		https://github.com/libretro/snes9x
 
 # Commercial users must seek permission from copyright holders.
 LICENSE=	PS
 LICENSE_NAME=	PS
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 LICENSE_PERMS=	dist-mirror pkg-mirror auto-accept
 
 USES=		compiler:c++11-lib gmake
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	libretro
 GH_PROJECT=	snes9x
-GH_TAGNAME=	92e5907
 
 PLIST_FILES=	lib/libretro/snes9x_libretro.so
 
 MAKEFILE=	Makefile.freebsd
 
 do-install:
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}/${PREFIX}/lib/libretro;
 	${INSTALL_LIB} ${WRKSRC}/libretro/snes9x_libretro.so ${STAGEDIR}/${PREFIX}/lib/libretro;
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/games/libretro-snes9x/distinfo b/games/libretro-snes9x/distinfo
index 706da5013743..83603701e874 100644
--- a/games/libretro-snes9x/distinfo
+++ b/games/libretro-snes9x/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1649328602
-SHA256 (libretro-snes9x-0.20220405-92e5907_GH0.tar.gz) = 53c9b77bbb71fd8f69e4d90e909221997c11b4fc8864c1407d277db367188dc1
-SIZE (libretro-snes9x-0.20220405-92e5907_GH0.tar.gz) = 3033043
+TIMESTAMP = 1669921270
+SHA256 (libretro-snes9x-1.53-2017-g2ed8d68_GH0.tar.gz) = 164d1b87837d22880cfa78a7674481181de037042ee4b157c707a6baa62e0423
+SIZE (libretro-snes9x-1.53-2017-g2ed8d68_GH0.tar.gz) = 3041716