diff --git a/biology/ngs-sdk/Makefile b/biology/ngs-sdk/Makefile
index ca7321dc39fc..6382f767caa6 100644
--- a/biology/ngs-sdk/Makefile
+++ b/biology/ngs-sdk/Makefile
@@ -1,44 +1,44 @@
 PORTNAME=	ngs
 DISTVERSION=	2.11.0
-PORTREVISION=	1
+PORTREVISION=	2
 CATEGORIES=	biology
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	-sdk
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Tools and libraries for using data in the INSDC Sequence Read Archives
 
 LICENSE=	PD
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BROKEN_aarch64=		fails to configure: unsupported architecture 'FreeBSD'
 BROKEN_riscv64=		fails to configure: unsupported architecture 'FreeBSD'
 NOT_FOR_ARCHS=		powerpc64
 NOT_FOR_ARCHS_REASON=	os-arch.prl needs to be taught about powerpc64
 
 USES=		compiler:c++11-lang gmake perl5
 USE_PERL5=	build
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	ncbi
 
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--prefix="${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}" --build-prefix="${WRKSRC}/build"
 
 ALL_TARGET=	ngs-sdk
 
 post-extract:
 	@cd ${WRKSRC}/ngs-sdk/ngs/unix && ${LN} -s x86_64 amd64
 
 do-install: # install target from the project breaks: https://github.com/ncbi/ngs/issues/34
 	# install headers
 	cd ${WRKSRC}/ngs-sdk && ${COPYTREE_SHARE} ngs ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/include
 	${RM} -r ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/include/ngs/win
 	# install libraries
 	cd ${WRKSRC}/build/ngs-sdk/FreeBSD/clang/amd64/rel/lib && ${COPYTREE_SHARE} . ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib
-	# remove static libs built instead of shared libs, see https://github.com/ncbi/ngs/issues/33
-	cd ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib && ${RM} libngs-c++.a* libngs-adapt-c++.a*
+		# The above command installs broken-looking static libs with symlinks.
+		# This is intentional, see comments https://github.com/ncbi/ncbi-vdb/issues/36#issuecomment-817990790 This may change in future versions.
 	# strip
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libngs-sdk.so.2.11.0
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/biology/ngs-sdk/pkg-plist b/biology/ngs-sdk/pkg-plist
index 5b9c929a1a46..93a82bd6b5e9 100644
--- a/biology/ngs-sdk/pkg-plist
+++ b/biology/ngs-sdk/pkg-plist
@@ -1,94 +1,100 @@
 include/ngs/Alignment.hpp
 include/ngs/AlignmentIterator.hpp
 include/ngs/ErrorMsg.hpp
 include/ngs/Fragment.hpp
 include/ngs/FragmentIterator.hpp
 include/ngs/Package.hpp
 include/ngs/Pileup.hpp
 include/ngs/PileupEvent.hpp
 include/ngs/PileupEventIterator.hpp
 include/ngs/PileupIterator.hpp
 include/ngs/Read.hpp
 include/ngs/ReadCollection.hpp
 include/ngs/ReadGroup.hpp
 include/ngs/ReadGroupIterator.hpp
 include/ngs/ReadIterator.hpp
 include/ngs/Reference.hpp
 include/ngs/ReferenceIterator.hpp
 include/ngs/ReferenceSequence.hpp
 include/ngs/Statistics.hpp
 include/ngs/StringRef.hpp
 include/ngs/adapter/AlignmentItf.hpp
 include/ngs/adapter/ErrorMsg.hpp
 include/ngs/adapter/FragmentItf.hpp
 include/ngs/adapter/PileupEventItf.hpp
 include/ngs/adapter/PileupItf.hpp
 include/ngs/adapter/ReadCollectionItf.hpp
 include/ngs/adapter/ReadGroupItf.hpp
 include/ngs/adapter/ReadItf.hpp
 include/ngs/adapter/Refcount.hpp
 include/ngs/adapter/ReferenceItf.hpp
 include/ngs/adapter/ReferenceSequenceItf.hpp
 include/ngs/adapter/StatisticsItf.hpp
 include/ngs/adapter/StringItf.hpp
 include/ngs/adapter/defs.h
 include/ngs/inl/Alignment.hpp
 include/ngs/inl/AlignmentIterator.hpp
 include/ngs/inl/Fragment.hpp
 include/ngs/inl/FragmentIterator.hpp
 include/ngs/inl/Package.hpp
 include/ngs/inl/Pileup.hpp
 include/ngs/inl/PileupEvent.hpp
 include/ngs/inl/PileupEventIterator.hpp
 include/ngs/inl/PileupIterator.hpp
 include/ngs/inl/Read.hpp
 include/ngs/inl/ReadCollection.hpp
 include/ngs/inl/ReadGroup.hpp
 include/ngs/inl/ReadGroupIterator.hpp
 include/ngs/inl/ReadIterator.hpp
 include/ngs/inl/Reference.hpp
 include/ngs/inl/ReferenceIterator.hpp
 include/ngs/inl/ReferenceSequence.hpp
 include/ngs/inl/Statistics.hpp
 include/ngs/inl/StringRef.hpp
 include/ngs/itf/AlignmentItf.h
 include/ngs/itf/AlignmentItf.hpp
 include/ngs/itf/ErrBlock.h
 include/ngs/itf/ErrBlock.hpp
 include/ngs/itf/ErrorMsg.hpp
 include/ngs/itf/FragmentItf.h
 include/ngs/itf/FragmentItf.hpp
 include/ngs/itf/PackageItf.hpp
 include/ngs/itf/PileupEventItf.h
 include/ngs/itf/PileupEventItf.hpp
 include/ngs/itf/PileupItf.h
 include/ngs/itf/PileupItf.hpp
 include/ngs/itf/ReadCollectionItf.h
 include/ngs/itf/ReadCollectionItf.hpp
 include/ngs/itf/ReadGroupItf.h
 include/ngs/itf/ReadGroupItf.hpp
 include/ngs/itf/ReadItf.h
 include/ngs/itf/ReadItf.hpp
 include/ngs/itf/Refcount.h
 include/ngs/itf/Refcount.hpp
 include/ngs/itf/ReferenceItf.h
 include/ngs/itf/ReferenceItf.hpp
 include/ngs/itf/ReferenceSequenceItf.h
 include/ngs/itf/ReferenceSequenceItf.hpp
 include/ngs/itf/StatisticsItf.h
 include/ngs/itf/StatisticsItf.hpp
 include/ngs/itf/StringItf.h
 include/ngs/itf/StringItf.hpp
 include/ngs/itf/VTable.h
 include/ngs/itf/VTable.hpp
 include/ngs/itf/defs.h
 include/ngs/unix/amd64
 include/ngs/unix/arm64/atomic32.h
 include/ngs/unix/fat86/atomic32.h
 include/ngs/unix/i386/atomic32.h
 include/ngs/unix/x86_64/atomic32.h
 lib/libngs-adapt-c++-static.a
+lib/libngs-adapt-c++.a
+lib/libngs-adapt-c++.a.2
+lib/libngs-adapt-c++.a.2.11.0
 lib/libngs-c++-static.a
+lib/libngs-c++.a
+lib/libngs-c++.a.2
+lib/libngs-c++.a.2.11.0
 lib/libngs-sdk.so
 lib/libngs-sdk.so.2
 lib/libngs-sdk.so.2.11.0