diff --git a/audio/sdl2_mixer/Makefile b/audio/sdl2_mixer/Makefile
index 3682e76ba80c..56d7d228d484 100644
--- a/audio/sdl2_mixer/Makefile
+++ b/audio/sdl2_mixer/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PORTNAME=	sdl2_mixer
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	release-
-DISTVERSION=	2.8.0
+DISTVERSION=	2.8.1
 CATEGORIES=	audio
 
 MAINTAINER=	amdmi3@FreeBSD.org
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ CMAKE_OFF=	SDL2MIXER_DEPS_SHARED \
 CMAKE_ARGS=	-DSDL2MIXER_DEBUG_POSTFIX:STRING=
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
+PLIST_SUB=	LIBVERSION=0.${DISTVERSION:R:E}00.${DISTVERSION:E}
+
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		FLAC FLUIDSYNTH GME MPG123 OPUS VORBIS WAVPACK
 OPTIONS_RADIO=		MOD
 OPTIONS_RADIO_MOD=	MODPLUG XMP
diff --git a/audio/sdl2_mixer/distinfo b/audio/sdl2_mixer/distinfo
index 2837fe08c8ed..af2b8f5783a7 100644
--- a/audio/sdl2_mixer/distinfo
+++ b/audio/sdl2_mixer/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1711647245
-SHA256 (libsdl-org-SDL_mixer-release-2.8.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 1146f00815c8ad22c3d48fbe31ae23dc5997936ebf30b4b3aeab6eab7ea1db3e
-SIZE (libsdl-org-SDL_mixer-release-2.8.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 10855317
+TIMESTAMP = 1739188931
+SHA256 (libsdl-org-SDL_mixer-release-2.8.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 63804b4b2ba503865c0853f102231aeff489b1dfc6dea4750a69e2a8ef54b2bb
+SIZE (libsdl-org-SDL_mixer-release-2.8.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 6041627
diff --git a/audio/sdl2_mixer/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt b/audio/sdl2_mixer/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 4766809d52e9..000000000000
--- a/audio/sdl2_mixer/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2024-01-21 17:21:25 UTC
-+++ CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ if(SDL2MIXER_MOD_XMP)
-         else()
-             message(STATUS "Using system libxmp")
-             find_package(libxmp REQUIRED)
--            if(TARGET libxmp::xmp_shared AND SDL2MIXER_MOD_XMP_SHARED)
-+            if(TARGET libxmp::xmp_shared)
-                 set(tgt_xmp libxmp::xmp_shared)
-             elseif(TARGET libxmp::xmp_static)
-                 set(tgt_xmp libxmp::xmp_static)
diff --git a/audio/sdl2_mixer/pkg-plist b/audio/sdl2_mixer/pkg-plist
index a6d19528967d..22090f51ed60 100644
--- a/audio/sdl2_mixer/pkg-plist
+++ b/audio/sdl2_mixer/pkg-plist
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ lib/cmake/SDL2_mixer/SDL2_mixerConfig.cmake
 lib/cmake/SDL2_mixer/SDL2_mixerConfigVersion.cmake
 lib/libSDL2_mixer-2.0.so
 lib/libSDL2_mixer-2.0.so.0
-lib/libSDL2_mixer-2.0.so.0.800.0
+lib/libSDL2_mixer-2.0.so.%%LIBVERSION%%
 lib/libSDL2_mixer.so
 libdata/pkgconfig/SDL2_mixer.pc