diff --git a/devel/apr1/Makefile b/devel/apr1/Makefile
index a5061d27e703..16092ccf5134 100644
--- a/devel/apr1/Makefile
+++ b/devel/apr1/Makefile
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ APU_CONF_ARGS+=	--without-berkeley-db
 APU_EXTRAS=	yes
 PLIST_SUB+=	BDB=""
 USE_BDB=	42+
-INVALID_BDB_VER=	50
 APU_CONF_ARGS+=	--with-berkeley-db=${BDB_INCLUDE_DIR}:${BDB_LIB_DIR}
 .if defined(PKGNAMESUFFIX)
 PKGNAMESUFFIX:=	${PKGNAMESUFFIX}-${BDB_INCLUDE_DIR:S,^${LOCALBASE}/include/,,}
diff --git a/devel/apr1/files/patch-bdb5 b/devel/apr1/files/patch-bdb5
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..46b24e564345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/apr1/files/patch-bdb5
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+Index: apr-util-1.3.9/build/dbm.m4
+===================================================================
+--- build/dbm.m4	(revision 948003)
++++ build/dbm.m4	(working copy)
+@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
+         changequote([,])
+         unset $cache_id
+         AC_CHECK_HEADER([$bdb_header], [
+-          if test "$1" = "3" -o "$1" = "4"; then
++          if test "$1" = "3" -o "$1" = "4" -o "$1" = "5"; then
+             # We generate a separate cache variable for each prefix and libname
+             # we search under.  That way, we avoid caching information that
+             # changes if the user runs `configure' with a different set of
+@@ -541,6 +541,25 @@
+     apu_db_version=4
+   fi
+ ])
++dnl
++dnl APU_CHECK_DB50: is DB5.0 present?
++dnl
++dnl if present: sets apu_db_header, apu_db_lib, and apu_db_version
++dnl
++AC_DEFUN([APU_CHECK_DB50], [
++  places=$1
++  if test -z "$places"; then
++    places="std /usr/local/BerkeleyDB.5.0 /boot/home/config"
++  fi
++  APU_CHECK_BERKELEY_DB("5", "0", "-1",
++    "$places",
++    "db50/db.h db5/db.h db.h",
++    "db-5.0 db5-5.0 db50 db5 db"
++  )
++  if test "$apu_have_db" = "1"; then
++    apu_db_version=5
++  fi
++])
+ 
+ AC_DEFUN([APU_CHECK_DB], [
+   requested=$1
+@@ -631,6 +650,12 @@
+       AC_MSG_ERROR(Berkeley db4 not found)
+     fi
+     ;;
++  db50)
++    APU_CHECK_DB50("$check_places")
++    if test "$apu_db_version" != "5"; then
++      AC_MSG_ERROR(Berkeley db5 not found)
++    fi
++    ;;
+   default)
+     APU_CHECK_DB_ALL("$check_places")
+     ;;
+@@ -638,36 +663,39 @@
+ ])
+ 
+ dnl
+-dnl APU_CHECK_DB_ALL: Try all Berkeley DB versions, from 4.8 to 1.
++dnl APU_CHECK_DB_ALL: Try all Berkeley DB versions, from 5.0 to 1.
+ dnl
+ AC_DEFUN([APU_CHECK_DB_ALL], [
+   all_places=$1
+  
+-  APU_CHECK_DB48("$all_places")
+-  if test "$apu_db_version" != "4"; then
+-    APU_CHECK_DB47("$all_places")
++  APU_CHECK_DB50("$all_places")
++  if test "$apu_db_version" != "5"; then
++    APU_CHECK_DB48("$all_places")
+     if test "$apu_db_version" != "4"; then
+-      APU_CHECK_DB46("$all_places")
++      APU_CHECK_DB47("$all_places")
+       if test "$apu_db_version" != "4"; then
+-        APU_CHECK_DB45("$all_places")
++        APU_CHECK_DB46("$all_places")
+         if test "$apu_db_version" != "4"; then
+-          APU_CHECK_DB44("$all_places")
++          APU_CHECK_DB45("$all_places")
+           if test "$apu_db_version" != "4"; then
+-            APU_CHECK_DB43("$all_places")
++            APU_CHECK_DB44("$all_places")
+             if test "$apu_db_version" != "4"; then
+-              APU_CHECK_DB42("$all_places")
++              APU_CHECK_DB43("$all_places")
+               if test "$apu_db_version" != "4"; then
+-                APU_CHECK_DB41("$all_places")
++                APU_CHECK_DB42("$all_places")
+                 if test "$apu_db_version" != "4"; then
+-                  APU_CHECK_DB4("$all_places")
++                  APU_CHECK_DB41("$all_places")
+                   if test "$apu_db_version" != "4"; then
+-                    APU_CHECK_DB3("$all_places")
+-                    if test "$apu_db_version" != "3"; then
+-                      APU_CHECK_DB2("$all_places")
+-                      if test "$apu_db_version" != "2"; then
+-                        APU_CHECK_DB1("$all_places")
+-                        if test "$apu_db_version" != "1"; then
+-                          APU_CHECK_DB185("$all_places")
++                    APU_CHECK_DB4("$all_places")
++                    if test "$apu_db_version" != "4"; then
++                      APU_CHECK_DB3("$all_places")
++                      if test "$apu_db_version" != "3"; then
++                        APU_CHECK_DB2("$all_places")
++                        if test "$apu_db_version" != "2"; then
++                          APU_CHECK_DB1("$all_places")
++                          if test "$apu_db_version" != "1"; then
++                            APU_CHECK_DB185("$all_places")
++                          fi
+                         fi
+                       fi
+                     fi
+@@ -707,11 +735,11 @@
+   apu_db_version=0
+ 
+   AC_ARG_WITH(dbm, [APR_HELP_STRING([--with-dbm=DBM], [choose the DBM type to use.
+-      DBM={sdbm,gdbm,ndbm,db,db1,db185,db2,db3,db4,db41,db42,db43,db44,db45,db46,db47,db48}])],
++      DBM={sdbm,gdbm,ndbm,db,db1,db185,db2,db3,db4,db41,db42,db43,db44,db45,db46,db47,db48,db50}])],
+   [
+     if test "$withval" = "yes"; then
+       AC_MSG_ERROR([--with-dbm needs to specify a DBM type to use.
+-        One of: sdbm, gdbm, ndbm, db, db1, db185, db2, db3, db4, db41, db42, db43, db44, db45, db46, db47, db48])
++        One of: sdbm, gdbm, ndbm, db, db1, db185, db2, db3, db4, db41, db42, db43, db44, db45, db46, db47, db48, db50])
+     fi
+     requested="$withval"
+   ], [
+@@ -914,6 +942,10 @@
+       apu_use_db=1
+       apu_default_dbm=db4
+       ;;
++    db50)
++      apu_use_db=1
++      apu_default_dbm=db5
++      ;;
+     default)
+       dnl ### use more sophisticated DBMs for the default?
+       apu_default_dbm="sdbm (default)"
+@@ -921,7 +953,7 @@
+       ;;
+     *)
+       AC_MSG_ERROR([--with-dbm=$look_for is an unknown DBM type.
+-        Use one of: sdbm, gdbm, ndbm, db, db1, db185, db2, db3, db4, db41, db42, db43, db44, db45, db46, db47, db48])
++        Use one of: sdbm, gdbm, ndbm, db, db1, db185, db2, db3, db4, db41, db42, db43, db44, db45, db46, db47, db48, db50])
+       ;;
+   esac
+ 
diff --git a/devel/apr2/Makefile b/devel/apr2/Makefile
index a5061d27e703..16092ccf5134 100644
--- a/devel/apr2/Makefile
+++ b/devel/apr2/Makefile
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ APU_CONF_ARGS+=	--without-berkeley-db
 APU_EXTRAS=	yes
 PLIST_SUB+=	BDB=""
 USE_BDB=	42+
-INVALID_BDB_VER=	50
 APU_CONF_ARGS+=	--with-berkeley-db=${BDB_INCLUDE_DIR}:${BDB_LIB_DIR}
 .if defined(PKGNAMESUFFIX)
 PKGNAMESUFFIX:=	${PKGNAMESUFFIX}-${BDB_INCLUDE_DIR:S,^${LOCALBASE}/include/,,}
diff --git a/devel/apr2/files/patch-bdb5 b/devel/apr2/files/patch-bdb5
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..46b24e564345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/apr2/files/patch-bdb5
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+Index: apr-util-1.3.9/build/dbm.m4
+===================================================================
+--- build/dbm.m4	(revision 948003)
++++ build/dbm.m4	(working copy)
+@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
+         changequote([,])
+         unset $cache_id
+         AC_CHECK_HEADER([$bdb_header], [
+-          if test "$1" = "3" -o "$1" = "4"; then
++          if test "$1" = "3" -o "$1" = "4" -o "$1" = "5"; then
+             # We generate a separate cache variable for each prefix and libname
+             # we search under.  That way, we avoid caching information that
+             # changes if the user runs `configure' with a different set of
+@@ -541,6 +541,25 @@
+     apu_db_version=4
+   fi
+ ])
++dnl
++dnl APU_CHECK_DB50: is DB5.0 present?
++dnl
++dnl if present: sets apu_db_header, apu_db_lib, and apu_db_version
++dnl
++AC_DEFUN([APU_CHECK_DB50], [
++  places=$1
++  if test -z "$places"; then
++    places="std /usr/local/BerkeleyDB.5.0 /boot/home/config"
++  fi
++  APU_CHECK_BERKELEY_DB("5", "0", "-1",
++    "$places",
++    "db50/db.h db5/db.h db.h",
++    "db-5.0 db5-5.0 db50 db5 db"
++  )
++  if test "$apu_have_db" = "1"; then
++    apu_db_version=5
++  fi
++])
+ 
+ AC_DEFUN([APU_CHECK_DB], [
+   requested=$1
+@@ -631,6 +650,12 @@
+       AC_MSG_ERROR(Berkeley db4 not found)
+     fi
+     ;;
++  db50)
++    APU_CHECK_DB50("$check_places")
++    if test "$apu_db_version" != "5"; then
++      AC_MSG_ERROR(Berkeley db5 not found)
++    fi
++    ;;
+   default)
+     APU_CHECK_DB_ALL("$check_places")
+     ;;
+@@ -638,36 +663,39 @@
+ ])
+ 
+ dnl
+-dnl APU_CHECK_DB_ALL: Try all Berkeley DB versions, from 4.8 to 1.
++dnl APU_CHECK_DB_ALL: Try all Berkeley DB versions, from 5.0 to 1.
+ dnl
+ AC_DEFUN([APU_CHECK_DB_ALL], [
+   all_places=$1
+  
+-  APU_CHECK_DB48("$all_places")
+-  if test "$apu_db_version" != "4"; then
+-    APU_CHECK_DB47("$all_places")
++  APU_CHECK_DB50("$all_places")
++  if test "$apu_db_version" != "5"; then
++    APU_CHECK_DB48("$all_places")
+     if test "$apu_db_version" != "4"; then
+-      APU_CHECK_DB46("$all_places")
++      APU_CHECK_DB47("$all_places")
+       if test "$apu_db_version" != "4"; then
+-        APU_CHECK_DB45("$all_places")
++        APU_CHECK_DB46("$all_places")
+         if test "$apu_db_version" != "4"; then
+-          APU_CHECK_DB44("$all_places")
++          APU_CHECK_DB45("$all_places")
+           if test "$apu_db_version" != "4"; then
+-            APU_CHECK_DB43("$all_places")
++            APU_CHECK_DB44("$all_places")
+             if test "$apu_db_version" != "4"; then
+-              APU_CHECK_DB42("$all_places")
++              APU_CHECK_DB43("$all_places")
+               if test "$apu_db_version" != "4"; then
+-                APU_CHECK_DB41("$all_places")
++                APU_CHECK_DB42("$all_places")
+                 if test "$apu_db_version" != "4"; then
+-                  APU_CHECK_DB4("$all_places")
++                  APU_CHECK_DB41("$all_places")
+                   if test "$apu_db_version" != "4"; then
+-                    APU_CHECK_DB3("$all_places")
+-                    if test "$apu_db_version" != "3"; then
+-                      APU_CHECK_DB2("$all_places")
+-                      if test "$apu_db_version" != "2"; then
+-                        APU_CHECK_DB1("$all_places")
+-                        if test "$apu_db_version" != "1"; then
+-                          APU_CHECK_DB185("$all_places")
++                    APU_CHECK_DB4("$all_places")
++                    if test "$apu_db_version" != "4"; then
++                      APU_CHECK_DB3("$all_places")
++                      if test "$apu_db_version" != "3"; then
++                        APU_CHECK_DB2("$all_places")
++                        if test "$apu_db_version" != "2"; then
++                          APU_CHECK_DB1("$all_places")
++                          if test "$apu_db_version" != "1"; then
++                            APU_CHECK_DB185("$all_places")
++                          fi
+                         fi
+                       fi
+                     fi
+@@ -707,11 +735,11 @@
+   apu_db_version=0
+ 
+   AC_ARG_WITH(dbm, [APR_HELP_STRING([--with-dbm=DBM], [choose the DBM type to use.
+-      DBM={sdbm,gdbm,ndbm,db,db1,db185,db2,db3,db4,db41,db42,db43,db44,db45,db46,db47,db48}])],
++      DBM={sdbm,gdbm,ndbm,db,db1,db185,db2,db3,db4,db41,db42,db43,db44,db45,db46,db47,db48,db50}])],
+   [
+     if test "$withval" = "yes"; then
+       AC_MSG_ERROR([--with-dbm needs to specify a DBM type to use.
+-        One of: sdbm, gdbm, ndbm, db, db1, db185, db2, db3, db4, db41, db42, db43, db44, db45, db46, db47, db48])
++        One of: sdbm, gdbm, ndbm, db, db1, db185, db2, db3, db4, db41, db42, db43, db44, db45, db46, db47, db48, db50])
+     fi
+     requested="$withval"
+   ], [
+@@ -914,6 +942,10 @@
+       apu_use_db=1
+       apu_default_dbm=db4
+       ;;
++    db50)
++      apu_use_db=1
++      apu_default_dbm=db5
++      ;;
+     default)
+       dnl ### use more sophisticated DBMs for the default?
+       apu_default_dbm="sdbm (default)"
+@@ -921,7 +953,7 @@
+       ;;
+     *)
+       AC_MSG_ERROR([--with-dbm=$look_for is an unknown DBM type.
+-        Use one of: sdbm, gdbm, ndbm, db, db1, db185, db2, db3, db4, db41, db42, db43, db44, db45, db46, db47, db48])
++        Use one of: sdbm, gdbm, ndbm, db, db1, db185, db2, db3, db4, db41, db42, db43, db44, db45, db46, db47, db48, db50])
+       ;;
+   esac
+