diff --git a/net/packetdrill/Makefile b/net/packetdrill/Makefile
index 7b9e5ec9c2ed..eb1e1234c9d4 100644
--- a/net/packetdrill/Makefile
+++ b/net/packetdrill/Makefile
@@ -1,50 +1,48 @@
 PORTNAME=	packetdrill
 PORTVERSION=	0.0.2023062500
 CATEGORIES=	net
 
 MAINTAINER=	olivier@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Network stack testing tool
 WWW=		https://github.com/freebsd-net/packetdrill
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 
-IGNORE_FreeBSD_12=	does not build
-
 USES=		bison python:run uidfix
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	freebsd-net
 GH_TAGNAME=	aebdc35
 WRKSRC_SUBDIR=	gtests/net/packetdrill
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/${PORTNAME}
 PORTDATA=	packetdrill.el packetdrill.vim
 PORTDOCS=	README
 PORTEXAMPLES=	tests
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS EXAMPLES
 
 # XXX Static libraries with PIE are currently unsupported.
 MAKE_ARGS+=	WITHOUT_PIE=true
-
+TEST_TARGET=	tests
 # 'MD5_Init' is deprecated on OpenSSL 3
 CFLAGS+=	-Wno-deprecated
 
 pre-build:
-	cd ${WRKSRC} && ${LN} Makefile.FreeBSD Makefile
+	cd ${WRKSRC} && ${LN} -f Makefile.FreeBSD Makefile
 
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/${PORTNAME} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/${PORTNAME}
 
 post-install:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}
 	cd ${WRKSRC}/contrib && ${INSTALL_DATA} ${PORTDATA} \
 	    ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}
 
 post-install-EXAMPLES-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}
 	cd ${WRKSRC} && ${COPYTREE_SHARE} ${PORTEXAMPLES} \
 	    ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}
 post-install-DOCS-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	cd ${WRKSRC} && ${INSTALL_DATA} ${PORTDOCS} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/packetdrill/files/patch-symbols__freebsd.c b/net/packetdrill/files/patch-symbols__freebsd.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..25950fcd0277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/packetdrill/files/patch-symbols__freebsd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- symbols_freebsd.c.orig	2023-10-07 04:37:59 UTC
++++ symbols_freebsd.c
+@@ -406,7 +406,9 @@ struct int_symbol platform_symbols_table[] = {
+ 	{ TCP_NOOPT,                        "TCP_NOOPT"                       },
+ 	{ TCP_MD5SIG,                       "TCP_MD5SIG"                      },
+ 	{ TCP_INFO,                         "TCP_INFO"                        },
++#if defined(TCP_STATS)
+ 	{ TCP_STATS,                        "TCP_STATS"                       },
++#endif
+ #if defined(TCP_LOG)
+ 	{ TCP_LOG,                          "TCP_LOG"                         },
+ #endif
diff --git a/net/packetdrill/files/patch-tcp__options.h b/net/packetdrill/files/patch-tcp__options.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a151a453fc98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/packetdrill/files/patch-tcp__options.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- tcp_options.h.orig	2023-10-07 04:31:15 UTC
++++ tcp_options.h
+@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ struct tcp_option {
+ 		struct {
+ 			u8 data[MAX_TCP_OPTION_DATA_BYTES];
+ 		} generic;
+-	};
++	} __packed;
+ 	u32 flags;  /* meta information, not going on the wire */
+ } __packed;
+