diff --git a/net/sslh/Makefile b/net/sslh/Makefile
index 78dec9776179..97534a3902a7 100644
--- a/net/sslh/Makefile
+++ b/net/sslh/Makefile
@@ -1,54 +1,58 @@
 PORTNAME=	sslh
-PORTVERSION=	1.22c
+PORTVERSION=	2.1.2
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-PORTREVISION=	2
 CATEGORIES=	net
 
 MAINTAINER=	olivier@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	SSL/SSH multiplexer
 WWW=		https://www.rutschle.net/tech/sslh.shtml
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libconfig.so:devel/libconfig \
-		libpcre2-8.so:devel/pcre2
+		libpcre2-8.so:devel/pcre2 \
+		libev.so:devel/libev
 
 USES=		gmake
 USE_RC_SUBR=	sslh
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	yrutschle
 
+GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	EXAMPLES LIBWRAP
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=LIBWRAP
 
 LIBWRAP_MAKE_ENV=	USELIBWRAP=1
 
 CFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib
 
 PLIST_FILES=	sbin/sslh-fork \
 		sbin/sslh-select \
+		sbin/sslh-ev \
 		"@sample etc/sslh.conf.sample" \
 		share/man/man8/sslh.8.gz
 
 PORTEXAMPLES=	example.cfg test.cfg udp.cfg
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -Ee 's,/etc/init.d/(sslh),${PREFIX}/etc/rc.d/\1,g; \
 		s,/etc/default/(sslh),${PREFIX}/etc/\1.conf,g' \
 		${WRKSRC}/sslh.pod
 
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/sslh-fork ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/sbin
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/sslh-select ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/sbin
+	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/sslh-ev ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/sbin
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/basic.cfg \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/${PORTNAME}.conf.sample
 	${INSTALL_MAN} ${WRKSRC}/sslh.8.gz ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/man/man8
 
 do-install-EXAMPLES-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${PORTEXAMPLES:S,^,${WRKSRC}/,} \
 		${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}/
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/sslh/distinfo b/net/sslh/distinfo
index 3916f5c1905b..5de5c4801228 100644
--- a/net/sslh/distinfo
+++ b/net/sslh/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1641747765
-SHA256 (yrutschle-sslh-v1.22c_GH0.tar.gz) = ec5f6998f90b2849d113f2617db7ceca5281fbe4ef55fcd185789d390c09eb04
-SIZE (yrutschle-sslh-v1.22c_GH0.tar.gz) = 146954
+TIMESTAMP = 1716822781
+SHA256 (yrutschle-sslh-v2.1.2_GH0.tar.gz) = 7ffafaffbc006bb9d9af4015a10f15982ed182ea2a454a917bdbeb5f04e27a90
+SIZE (yrutschle-sslh-v2.1.2_GH0.tar.gz) = 214091
diff --git a/net/sslh/files/sslh.in b/net/sslh/files/sslh.in
index 7722da39b29a..9b7dcb5c7e55 100644
--- a/net/sslh/files/sslh.in
+++ b/net/sslh/files/sslh.in
@@ -1,56 +1,57 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # sslh startup script
 
 # PROVIDE: sslh
 # REQUIRE: LOGIN FILESYSTEMS ldconfig sshd
 # KEYWORD: shutdown
 #
 # Add the following to /etc/rc.conf[.local] to enable this service:
 # sslh_enable="YES"
 #
 # You can fine tune other variables too:
-# sslh_mode="fork | select"
+# sslh_mode="fork | select | ev"
 # fork: stable but slow performance
-# select: new but high performance
+# select: higher performance, few hundreds of connections
+# ev: uses libev as a backend, thousands of connections
 # sslh_fib: routing table number
 
 sslh_precmd() {
 	if command -v check_namevarlist > /dev/null 2>&1; then
 		check_namevarlist fib && return 0
 	fi
 	sysctl net.fibs > /dev/null 2>&1 || return 0
 
 	sslh_fib=${sslh_fib:-"NONE"}
 	case "$sslh_fib" in
 	[Nn][Oo][Nn][Ee])
 		;;
 	*)
 		command="setfib -F ${sslh_fib} ${command}"
 		;;
 	esac
 }
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
 name="sslh"
 rcvar=sslh_enable
 
 start_precmd="sslh_precmd"
 
 load_rc_config $name
 sslh_enable=${sslh_enable:-"NO"}
 sslh_mode=${sslh_mode:-"fork"}
 
 required_files="%%PREFIX%%/etc/${name}.conf"
 
 for value in listening openvpntarget sshtarget sshtimeout ssltarget \
     tinctarget xmpptarget; do
 	eval "[ -n \"\${sslh_${value}}\" ]" && \
 	    warn "${name}_${value} no longer used: configuration file available"
 done
 
 command="%%PREFIX%%/sbin/${name}-${sslh_mode}"
 command_args="-F%%PREFIX%%/etc/${name}.conf"
 
 run_rc_command "$1"