diff --git a/devel/pecl-zookeeper/Makefile b/devel/pecl-zookeeper/Makefile
index 558f39c2a8e1..b1d8c572c3ae 100644
--- a/devel/pecl-zookeeper/Makefile
+++ b/devel/pecl-zookeeper/Makefile
@@ -1,33 +1,25 @@
 PORTNAME=	zookeeper
 PORTVERSION=	1.2.2
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	PHP extension for interfacing with Apache ZooKeeper
 WWW=		https://pecl.php.net/package/zookeeper \
 		https://github.com/php-zookeeper/php-zookeeper
 
 LICENSE=	PHP301
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	libzookeeper>=3.5.0:devel/libzookeeper
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libzookeeper_mt.so:devel/libzookeeper
 
 USES=		php:pecl
 USE_PHP=	session:build
 
 PORTDATA=	zookeeper-api.php
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-post-patch:
-.if ${PHP_VER} >= 85
-	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|ext/standard/php_smart_string|Zend/zend_smart_string|' \
-		${WRKSRC}/php_zookeeper.c
-.endif
-
 post-install:
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}/
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/zookeeper-api.php ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}/
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/pecl-zookeeper/files/patch-php85 b/devel/pecl-zookeeper/files/patch-php85
index 6efa2f09aa6b..f6f5aedd927e 100644
--- a/devel/pecl-zookeeper/files/patch-php85
+++ b/devel/pecl-zookeeper/files/patch-php85
@@ -1,11 +1,22 @@
+--- php_zookeeper.c.orig	2025-01-02 06:11:14 UTC
++++ php_zookeeper.c
+@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
+ #include <ext/standard/info.h>
+ #include <zend_extensions.h>
+ 
+-#include <ext/standard/php_smart_string.h>
++#include <Zend/zend_smart_string.h>
+ 
+ #include "php_zookeeper.h"
+ #include "php_zookeeper_private.h"
 --- php_zookeeper_exceptions.c.orig	2025-01-02 06:11:14 UTC
 +++ php_zookeeper_exceptions.c
 @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void php_zk_register_exceptions()
  	zend_class_entry ce;
  
  	INIT_CLASS_ENTRY(ce, "ZookeeperException", NULL);
 -	zk_base_exception = zend_register_internal_class_ex(&ce, zend_exception_get_default());
 +	zk_base_exception = zend_register_internal_class_ex(&ce, zend_ce_exception);
  
  	INIT_CLASS_ENTRY(ce, "ZookeeperOperationTimeoutException", NULL);
  	zk_optimeout_exception = zend_register_internal_class_ex(&ce, zk_base_exception);