diff --git a/x11-drivers/xf86-video-ast/Makefile b/x11-drivers/xf86-video-ast/Makefile
index b9bfc30f72ee..d9c83f9a74d3 100644
--- a/x11-drivers/xf86-video-ast/Makefile
+++ b/x11-drivers/xf86-video-ast/Makefile
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
 PORTNAME=	xf86-video-ast
-PORTVERSION=	1.1.5
-PORTREVISION=	6
+DISTVERSION=	1.2.1
 CATEGORIES=	x11-drivers
 
 MAINTAINER=	x11@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	X.Org ASPEED display driver
-WWW=		https://www.x.org/
+WWW=		https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-ast
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
-USES=		xorg-cat:driver
-INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
+USES=		tar:xz xorg-cat:driver
 
 PLIST_FILES=	lib/xorg/modules/drivers/ast_drv.so
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/x11-drivers/xf86-video-ast/distinfo b/x11-drivers/xf86-video-ast/distinfo
index c50662023881..ec78c6d4961b 100644
--- a/x11-drivers/xf86-video-ast/distinfo
+++ b/x11-drivers/xf86-video-ast/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1485310562
-SHA256 (xorg/driver/xf86-video-ast-1.1.5.tar.bz2) = 1edbbc55d47d3fd71dec99b15c2483e22738c642623a0fb86ef4a81a9067a2de
-SIZE (xorg/driver/xf86-video-ast-1.1.5.tar.bz2) = 339848
+TIMESTAMP = 1782445809
+SHA256 (xorg/driver/xf86-video-ast-1.2.1.tar.xz) = df6b630e193c32972a20b02fa6db7fd38d026e835464e26d469de32e31c87cb6
+SIZE (xorg/driver/xf86-video-ast-1.2.1.tar.xz) = 322180
diff --git a/x11-drivers/xf86-video-ast/files/patch-ast_vgatool.c b/x11-drivers/xf86-video-ast/files/patch-ast_vgatool.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 72a69b1594b2..000000000000
--- a/x11-drivers/xf86-video-ast/files/patch-ast_vgatool.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
---- src/ast_vgatool.c.orig	2015-08-19 01:24:48.000000000 +0000
-+++ src/ast_vgatool.c		2020-09-17 14:19:18.843298000 +0000
-@@ -432,11 +432,27 @@
-     *(ULONG *) (pAST->MMIOVirtualAddr + 0xF004) = 0x1e6e0000;
-     *(ULONG *) (pAST->MMIOVirtualAddr + 0xF000) = 0x1;
- 
-+    /* Based on the Linux DRM driver we might not be able to access this
-+     * If we can't just use some sane defaults.
-+     *
-+     * See drm/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_main.c line 295.
-+     */
-+
-     *(ULONG *) (pAST->MMIOVirtualAddr + 0x10000) = 0xFC600309;
--    do {
--       ;
--    } while (*(volatile ULONG *) (pAST->MMIOVirtualAddr + 0x10000) != 0x01);
-+    for (ulData = 10000; ulData > 0; ulData--)
-+	if (*(volatile ULONG *) (pAST->MMIOVirtualAddr + 0x10000) == 0x01)
-+	    break;
- 
-+    if (ulData == 0) {
-+	xf86DrvMsg(pScrn->scrnIndex, X_INFO, "Unable to read DRAM information, using defaults\n");
-+	pAST->ulDRAMBusWidth = 16;
-+	pAST->jDRAMType = DRAMTYPE_1Gx16;
-+	if (pAST->jChipType == AST2500)
-+	    pAST->ulMCLK = 800;
-+	else
-+	    pAST->ulMCLK = 396;
-+	return;
-+    }
-     ulData = *(volatile ULONG *) (pAST->MMIOVirtualAddr + 0x10004);
- 
-     /* Get BusWidth */
diff --git a/x11-drivers/xf86-video-ast/files/patch-src_ast__driver.c b/x11-drivers/xf86-video-ast/files/patch-src_ast__driver.c
index 172e8a4ed7a3..d87717d04398 100644
--- a/x11-drivers/xf86-video-ast/files/patch-src_ast__driver.c
+++ b/x11-drivers/xf86-video-ast/files/patch-src_ast__driver.c
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
---- src/ast_driver.c.orig	2024-08-01 13:20:24 UTC
+--- src/ast_driver.c.orig	2025-08-09 00:45:40 UTC
 +++ src/ast_driver.c
-@@ -273,6 +273,8 @@ ASTProbe(DriverPtr drv, int flags)
+@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@ ASTProbe(DriverPtr drv, int flags)
  
  #ifdef XSERVER_LIBPCIACCESS
              {
 +#ifndef __FreeBSD__
 +		/* FreeBSD always has vgapci driver attached.  */
                  struct pci_device *pPci = xf86GetPciInfoForEntity(usedChips[i]);
  
                  if (pci_device_has_kernel_driver(pPci)) {
-@@ -289,6 +291,7 @@ ASTProbe(DriverPtr drv, int flags)
+@@ -271,6 +273,7 @@ ASTProbe(DriverPtr drv, int flags)
                      free(devSections);
                      return FALSE;
                  }
 +#endif
              }
  #endif
  
diff --git a/x11-drivers/xf86-video-ast/pkg-descr b/x11-drivers/xf86-video-ast/pkg-descr
index 3561cbeee10a..b04eb02442c5 100644
--- a/x11-drivers/xf86-video-ast/pkg-descr
+++ b/x11-drivers/xf86-video-ast/pkg-descr
@@ -1 +1 @@
-This package contains the X.Org xf86-video-ast driver.
+This is the ASpeed Technologies graphics driver for the Xorg X server.