diff --git a/security/libxcrypt/Makefile b/security/libxcrypt/Makefile
index f7703c108e1b..6bb8ff9e9cfe 100644
--- a/security/libxcrypt/Makefile
+++ b/security/libxcrypt/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 PORTNAME=	libxcrypt
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	4.4.36
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	security
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ WWW=		https://github.com/besser82/libxcrypt
 
 LICENSE=	LGPL21
 
-USES=		autoreconf gmake libtool
+USES=		autoreconf gmake libtool pkgconfig
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
diff --git a/security/libxcrypt/files/patch-Makefile.am b/security/libxcrypt/files/patch-Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a68a0d9d1aa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security/libxcrypt/files/patch-Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+- workaround for symbol map containing missing symbols, see https://github.com/besser82/libxcrypt/issues/181
+
+--- Makefile.am.orig	2024-01-21 03:27:38 UTC
++++ Makefile.am
+@@ -154,12 +154,12 @@ libcrypt_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(libcrypt_la_VERS
+ 
+ libcrypt_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(libcrypt_la_VERSION)
+ 
+-if HAVE_VSCRIPT
+-libcrypt_la_LDFLAGS += $(VSCRIPT_LDFLAGS),$(builddir)/libcrypt.map
+-APPLY_SYMVERS = yes
+-else
++#if HAVE_VSCRIPT
++#libcrypt_la_LDFLAGS += $(VSCRIPT_LDFLAGS),$(builddir)/libcrypt.map
++#APPLY_SYMVERS = yes
++#else
+ APPLY_SYMVERS = no
+-endif
++#endif
+ 
+ libcrypt_la_LDFLAGS += $(UNDEF_FLAG) $(TEXT_RELOC_FLAG) $(AM_LDFLAGS)
+