diff --git a/x11/xidle/Makefile b/x11/xidle/Makefile
index eb849d523729..120112006b86 100644
--- a/x11/xidle/Makefile
+++ b/x11/xidle/Makefile
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
 PORTNAME=	xidle
 PORTVERSION=	26052015
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	x11
 MASTER_SITES=	LOCAL/novel
 
 MAINTAINER=	novel@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Run a program on X inactivity
 
 USES=		tar:bzip2 xorg
 CFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include -D__dead=static
 MAKE_ARGS+=	X11BASE="${LOCALBASE}" \
 		CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}" LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}"
 
 USE_XORG=	x11 xscrnsaver xcb xau xdmcp xext
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/xidle man/man1/xidle.1.gz
 
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/xidle ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 	${INSTALL_MAN} ${WRKSRC}/xidle.1 ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/man/man1
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/x11/xidle/files/patch-xidle.c b/x11/xidle/files/patch-xidle.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..edfd04993062
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11/xidle/files/patch-xidle.c
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- xidle.c.orig	2023-12-17 16:06:14 UTC
++++ xidle.c
+@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
+ 				 * Was for real or due to terminal
+ 				 * switching or a locking program?
+ 				 */
+-				if (timeout > 0 && se->forced == False)
++				if (timeout > 0 && se->forced == False && se->state == ScreenSaverOn)
+ 					action(&x, args);
+ 			}
+ 			break;