diff --git a/irc/eggdrop/Makefile b/irc/eggdrop/Makefile
index baa011307ef5..2569c3eaecda 100644
--- a/irc/eggdrop/Makefile
+++ b/irc/eggdrop/Makefile
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
 post-patch:
-	@${SED} -i '' -e '25d' ${WRKSRC}/src/mod/python.mod/pycmds.c
-	@${SED} -e 's#%%PREFIX%%#${PREFIX}#g' ${WRKSRC}/eggdrop.conf \
+	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's#%%PREFIX%%#${PREFIX}#g' ${WRKSRC}/eggdrop.conf \
 		> ${WRKSRC}/eggdrop.conf.sample
 
 post-configure:
diff --git a/irc/eggdrop/files/patch-src_mod_python.mod_pycmds.c b/irc/eggdrop/files/patch-src_mod_python.mod_pycmds.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c0534cbd452e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/irc/eggdrop/files/patch-src_mod_python.mod_pycmds.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- src/mod/python.mod/pycmds.c.orig	2025-02-04 15:24:41 UTC
++++ src/mod/python.mod/pycmds.c
+@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
+ #define PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN
+ #include <Python.h>
+ #include <datetime.h>
+-#include <tcl.h>
+ #include "src/mod/module.h"
+ 
+ typedef struct {