diff --git a/emulators/Makefile b/emulators/Makefile
--- a/emulators/Makefile
+++ b/emulators/Makefile
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
     SUBDIR += ods2reader
     SUBDIR += open-simh
     SUBDIR += open-vm-tools
+    SUBDIR += open-vm-kmod
     SUBDIR += openmsx
     SUBDIR += p5-Acme-6502
     SUBDIR += parallels-tools
diff --git a/emulators/open-vm-kmod/Makefile b/emulators/open-vm-kmod/Makefile
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emulators/open-vm-kmod/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+PORTNAME=	open-vm-kmod
+PORTVERSION=	12.5.0
+DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	stable-
+PORTEPOCH=	2
+CATEGORIES=	emulators
+
+MAINTAINER=	garga@FreeBSD.org
+COMMENT=	Open VMware tools for FreeBSD VMware guests ${${FLAVOR}_COMMENT}
+WWW=		https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools
+
+LICENSE=	BSD2CLAUSE GPLv2
+LICENSE_COMB=	multi
+LICENSE_FILE_GPLv2=	${WRKSRC}/vmmemctl/COPYING
+LICENSE_FILE_BSD2CLAUSE=	${WRKSRC}/vmblock/COPYING
+
+ONLY_FOR_ARCHS=	aarch64 amd64 i386
+
+USES=		kmod uidfix
+
+USE_GITHUB=	yes
+GH_ACCOUNT=	vmware
+GH_PROJECT=	open-vm-tools
+
+WRKSRC_SUBDIR=	open-vm-tools/modules/freebsd/
+MAKE_ARGS=	OVT_SOURCE_DIR=${WRKSRC:H:H:H}
+
+PLIST_FILES=	${KMODDIR}/vmblock.ko \
+		${KMODDIR}/vmmemctl.ko
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/emulators/open-vm-kmod/distinfo b/emulators/open-vm-kmod/distinfo
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emulators/open-vm-kmod/distinfo
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+TIMESTAMP = 1733928741
+SHA256 (vmware-open-vm-tools-stable-12.5.0_GH0.tar.gz) = a52182c7e6b5df41bb317625e9d8592ecdb9db814d1c2c9b7cdb91a77f8c0640
+SIZE (vmware-open-vm-tools-stable-12.5.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 3001944
diff --git a/emulators/open-vm-kmod/files/patch-Makefile b/emulators/open-vm-kmod/files/patch-Makefile
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emulators/open-vm-kmod/files/patch-Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+--- Makefile.orig	2024-12-12 16:16:21 UTC
++++ Makefile
+@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
++SUBDIR+=	vmblock
++SUBDIR+=	vmmemctl
++
++.include <bsd.subdir.mk>
diff --git a/emulators/open-vm-tools/files/patch-modules_freebsd_vmblock_vfsops.c b/emulators/open-vm-kmod/files/patch-vmblock_vfsops.c
rename from emulators/open-vm-tools/files/patch-modules_freebsd_vmblock_vfsops.c
rename to emulators/open-vm-kmod/files/patch-vmblock_vfsops.c
--- a/emulators/open-vm-tools/files/patch-modules_freebsd_vmblock_vfsops.c
+++ b/emulators/open-vm-kmod/files/patch-vmblock_vfsops.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
---- modules/freebsd/vmblock/vfsops.c.orig	2023-03-10 17:41:18 UTC
-+++ modules/freebsd/vmblock/vfsops.c
+--- vmblock/vfsops.c.orig	2024-10-10 15:05:07 UTC
++++ vmblock/vfsops.c
 @@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ VMBlockVFSMount(struct mount *mp)        // IN: mount(
  #endif
     error = namei(ndp);
diff --git a/emulators/open-vm-tools/files/patch-modules_freebsd_vmmemctl_os.c b/emulators/open-vm-kmod/files/patch-vmmemctl_os.c
rename from emulators/open-vm-tools/files/patch-modules_freebsd_vmmemctl_os.c
rename to emulators/open-vm-kmod/files/patch-vmmemctl_os.c
--- a/emulators/open-vm-tools/files/patch-modules_freebsd_vmmemctl_os.c
+++ b/emulators/open-vm-kmod/files/patch-vmmemctl_os.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
---- modules/freebsd/vmmemctl/os.c.orig	2023-03-07 22:57:07 UTC
-+++ modules/freebsd/vmmemctl/os.c
+--- vmmemctl/os.c.orig	2024-10-10 15:05:07 UTC
++++ vmmemctl/os.c
 @@ -103,7 +103,11 @@ MALLOC_DEFINE(M_VMMEMCTL, BALLOON_NAME, "vmmemctl meta
  #define KVA_FREE(offset, size) kva_free(offset, size)
  
diff --git a/emulators/open-vm-kmod/pkg-descr b/emulators/open-vm-kmod/pkg-descr
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emulators/open-vm-kmod/pkg-descr
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+open-vm-kmod is a set of modules that enable several features in
+VMware products for better management of, and seamless user
+interactions with, guests.
+
+It includes kernel modules for enhancing the performance of virtual
+machines running FreeBSD.
diff --git a/emulators/open-vm-tools/Makefile b/emulators/open-vm-tools/Makefile
--- a/emulators/open-vm-tools/Makefile
+++ b/emulators/open-vm-tools/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 PORTNAME=	open-vm-tools
 PORTVERSION=	12.5.0
+PORTREVISION=	1
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	stable-
 PORTEPOCH=	2
 CATEGORIES=	emulators
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
 ONLY_FOR_ARCHS=	aarch64 amd64 i386
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libdnet.so:net/libdnet
+RUN_DEPENDS=	open-vm-kmod>0:emulators/open-vm-kmod
 
 FLAVORS=			default nox11
 default_CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	open-vm-tools-nox11
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@
 nox11_CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	open-vm-tools
 nox11_COMMENT=			(without X11)
 
-USES=		autoreconf gettext-runtime gnome kmod libtool localbase \
+USES=		autoreconf gettext-runtime gnome libtool localbase \
 		pathfix pkgconfig
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
@@ -34,13 +36,12 @@
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--disable-vgauth \
 		--enable-containerinfo=no \
 		--sysconfdir=${PREFIX}/etc \
-		--without-icu
-CONFIGURE_ENV+=	SYSDIR=${SRC_BASE}/sys
+		--without-icu \
+		--without-kernel-modules
 
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 
 CPPFLAGS+=	-Wno-deprecated-declarations
-SSP_UNSAFE=	kernel module does not support ssp
 
 WRKSRC_SUBDIR=	open-vm-tools
 
@@ -75,16 +76,9 @@
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "s@%%PREFIX%%@${PREFIX}@"\
 		${WRKSRC}/lib/guestApp/guestApp.c
 
-post-build:
-	cd ${WRKSRC}/modules && ${SETENV} ${MAKE_ENV} ${MAKE} ${MAKE_ARGS}
-
 post-install:
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/vmware-tools/modules/drivers
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/vmware-tools/modules/input
-	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/modules/freebsd/vmblock.ko \
-		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/vmware-tools/modules/drivers/vmblock.ko
-	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/modules/freebsd/vmmemctl.ko \
-		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/vmware-tools/modules/drivers/vmmemctl.ko
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/tools.conf \
 		${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}/tools.conf.sample
diff --git a/emulators/open-vm-tools/files/patch-modules_Makefile.am b/emulators/open-vm-tools/files/patch-modules_Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/emulators/open-vm-tools/files/patch-modules_Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
---- modules/Makefile.am.orig	2018-09-29 03:57:04 UTC
-+++ modules/Makefile.am
-@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ if SOLARIS
- 	done
- endif
- if FREEBSD
--	for MOD in $(MODULES); do                                              \
--	   $(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(MODULES_DIR);                             \
--	   $(INSTALL) -m 644 $(modulesrc)/$(MODULES_OS)/$$MOD.ko               \
--	      $(DESTDIR)$(MODULES_DIR);                                        \
--	done
-+#	for MOD in $(MODULES); do                                              \
-+#	   $(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(MODULES_DIR);                             \
-+#	   $(INSTALL) -m 644 $(modulesrc)/$(MODULES_OS)/$$MOD.ko               \
-+#	      $(DESTDIR)$(MODULES_DIR);                                        \
-+#	done
- endif
- 
- uninstall-hook:
diff --git a/emulators/open-vm-tools/files/vmware-kmod.in b/emulators/open-vm-tools/files/vmware-kmod.in
--- a/emulators/open-vm-tools/files/vmware-kmod.in
+++ b/emulators/open-vm-tools/files/vmware-kmod.in
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
 vmware_mod_load()
 {
 	echo -n "Loading $1 kernel module: "
-	if kldstat -qn %%PREFIX%%/lib/vmware-tools/modules/drivers/$1.ko; then
+	if kldstat -qn $1.ko; then
 		echo "already loaded."
-	elif kldload -q %%PREFIX%%/lib/vmware-tools/modules/drivers/$1.ko; then
+	elif kldload -q $1.ko; then
 		echo "done."
 	else
 		echo "failed."
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 vmware_mod_status()
 {
 	echo -n "Checking $1 kernel module: "
-	if kldstat -qn %%PREFIX%%/lib/vmware-tools/modules/drivers/$1.ko; then
+	if kldstat -qn $1.ko; then
 		echo "loaded."
 	else
 		echo "not loaded"
diff --git a/emulators/open-vm-tools/pkg-plist b/emulators/open-vm-tools/pkg-plist
--- a/emulators/open-vm-tools/pkg-plist
+++ b/emulators/open-vm-tools/pkg-plist
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@
 %%X11%%lib/open-vm-tools/plugins/vmusr/libdesktopEvents.so
 %%X11%%lib/open-vm-tools/plugins/vmusr/libdndcp.so
 %%X11%%lib/open-vm-tools/plugins/vmusr/libresolutionSet.so
-lib/vmware-tools/modules/drivers/vmblock.ko
-lib/vmware-tools/modules/drivers/vmmemctl.ko
 %%DEPLOYPKG%%libdata/pkgconfig/libDeployPkg.pc
 libdata/pkgconfig/vmguestlib.pc
 sbin/mount_vmblock
@@ -83,6 +81,7 @@
 share/vmware-tools/scripts/vmware/network
 share/vmware-tools/statechange.subr
 share/vmware-tools/suspend-vm-default
+@dir lib/vmware-tools/modules/drivers
 @dir lib/vmware-tools/modules/input
 @dir %%DATADIR%%/scripts/vmware
 @dir %%DATADIR%%/tests