diff --git a/ports-mgmt/pkg/Makefile b/ports-mgmt/pkg/Makefile
index 028fda8a38c8..d4bbdcd1fcd3 100644
--- a/ports-mgmt/pkg/Makefile
+++ b/ports-mgmt/pkg/Makefile
@@ -1,63 +1,64 @@
 PORTNAME=	pkg
 DISTVERSION=	2.8.1
+PORTREVISION=	1
 _PKG_VERSION=	${DISTVERSION}
 CATEGORIES=	ports-mgmt
 
 MAINTAINER=	pkg@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Package manager
 WWW=		https://github.com/freebsd/pkg
 
 LICENSE=	BSD2CLAUSE
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	freebsd
 
 USE_LDCONFIG=	${PREFIX}/lib/compat/pkg
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
 PORTDOCS=	NEWS
 PORTSCOUT=	ignore:1
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--prefix="${PREFIX}" \
 		--mandir="${PREFIX}/share/man"
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	CC_FOR_BUILD="${CC}"
 
 # Use a submake as 'deinstall install' needs to reevaluate PKG_REGISTER
 # so that pkg-static is used from the wrkdir
 USE_SUBMAKE=	yes
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
 .if !exists(/usr/include/jail.h)
 EXTRA_PATCHES=	${FILESDIR}/extra-patch-docs_pkg.8
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if defined(WITH_DEBUG)
 MAKE_ARGS+=	DEBUG_FLAGS="${DEBUG_FLAGS}"
 .endif
 
 .if defined(WITH_PKG)
 .if ${WITH_PKG} == devel
 IGNORE=	WITH_PKG is defined to 'devel', this version is the stable one
 .endif
 .endif
 
 #define PKG_DEPENDS to nothing to avoid infinite loop looking for pkg :)
 PKG_DEPENDS=
 .undef INSTALLS_DEPENDS
 
 # Use the internal pkg instead, generally, unless this is a cross-build,
 # in which case that won't work. Hope for the best then.
 .if !defined(CROSS_TOOLCHAIN)
 PKG_BIN=	${WRKSRC}/src/pkg-static
 .endif
 
 post-install:
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/src/pkg.conf.sample ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/compat/pkg
 
 post-install-DOCS-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/NEWS ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}/NEWS
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/ports-mgmt/pkg/files/patch-libpkg_pkg__jobs.c b/ports-mgmt/pkg/files/patch-libpkg_pkg__jobs.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..719706e9e5f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports-mgmt/pkg/files/patch-libpkg_pkg__jobs.c
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- libpkg/pkg_jobs.c.orig	2026-07-21 09:50:31 UTC
++++ libpkg/pkg_jobs.c
+@@ -925,7 +925,8 @@ pkg_jobs_find_upgrade(struct pkg_jobs *j, const char *
+ 				"remote repo", pattern);
+ 		rc = pkg_jobs_universe_add_pkg(j->universe, p, &unit);
+ 		if (rc == EPKG_END) {
+-			pkg_free(p);
++			if (!pkg_in_universe(j->universe, p))
++				pkg_free(p);
+ 			rc = EPKG_OK;
+ 		}
+ 	}