diff --git a/www/librewolf/Makefile b/www/librewolf/Makefile
index fe7fb8c484e4..830f82e65897 100644
--- a/www/librewolf/Makefile
+++ b/www/librewolf/Makefile
@@ -1,100 +1,99 @@
 PORTNAME=	librewolf
 DISTVERSION=	136.0
 DISTVERSIONSUFFIX=	-1.source
 CATEGORIES=	www wayland
 MASTER_SITES=	https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/32320088/packages/generic/${PORTNAME}-source/${DISTVERSION}-1/
 
 MAINTAINER=	freebsd@sysctl.cz
 COMMENT=	Custom version of Firefox, focused on privacy, security and freedom
 WWW=		https://librewolf.net/
 
 LICENSE=	MPL20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BROKEN_armv7=	error: could not compile `gkrust` (lib)
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	nspr>=4.32:devel/nspr \
 		nss>=3.108:security/nss \
-		icu>=76.1,1:devel/icu \
 		libevent>=2.1.8:devel/libevent \
 		harfbuzz>=10.1.0:print/harfbuzz \
 		graphite2>=1.3.14:graphics/graphite2 \
 		png>=1.6.45:graphics/png \
 		dav1d>=1.0.0:multimedia/dav1d \
 		libvpx>=1.15.0:multimedia/libvpx \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}sqlite3>0:databases/py-sqlite3@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		v4l_compat>0:multimedia/v4l_compat \
 		autoconf2.13:devel/autoconf2.13 \
 		nasm:devel/nasm \
 		yasm:devel/yasm \
 		zip:archivers/zip \
 		${LOCALBASE}/share/wasi-sysroot/lib/wasm32-wasi/libc++abi.a:devel/wasi-libcxx${LLVM_VERSION} \
 		${LOCALBASE}/share/wasi-sysroot/lib/wasm32-wasi/libc.a:devel/wasi-libc@${LLVM_VERSION} \
 		wasi-compiler-rt${LLVM_VERSION}>0:devel/wasi-compiler-rt${LLVM_VERSION}
 
 USE_GECKO=	gecko
-USE_MOZILLA=	-sqlite
-
+# we have to use the builtin icu as devel/icu is too old on 2025Q1
+USE_MOZILLA=	-icu -sqlite
 # work around bindgen not finding ICU, e.g.
 # dist/include/mozilla/intl/ICU4CGlue.h:8:10: fatal error: 'unicode/uenum.h' file not found, err: true
 CONFIGURE_ENV+=	BINDGEN_CFLAGS="-I${LOCALBASE}/include"
 CONFIGURE_ENV+=	MOZ_REQUIRE_SIGNING=""
 #CFLAGS_powerpc64=	-DHWY_COMPILE_ONLY_SCALAR
 CFLAGS_powerpc64le=	-DSQLITE_BYTEORDER=1234
 
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-${DISTVERSION}-1
 
 MOZILLA_CAP=	${MOZILLA:C/^(.).*/\1/:tu}${MOZILLA:C/^.//}
 
 MOZ_EXPORT+=	MOZ_TELEMETRY_REPORTING="" \
 		MOZILLA_OFFICIAL="1" \
 		MOZ_OFFICIAL_BRANDING="1" \
 		MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME="${MOZILLA_CAP}" \
 		MOZ_APP_NAME="${MOZILLA}"
 
 MOZ_OPTIONS=	--enable-application=browser \
 		--allow-addon-sideload \
 		--disable-crashreporter \
 		--disable-debug \
 		--disable-default-browser-agent \
 		--disable-tests \
 		--disable-updater \
 		--enable-hardening \
 		--enable-optimize \
 		--enable-release \
 		--with-app-name=${MOZILLA} \
 		--with-branding=browser/branding/${MOZILLA} \
 		--with-unsigned-addon-scopes=app,system \
 		--enable-bootstrap \
 		--with-wasi-sysroot=${LOCALBASE}/share/wasi-sysroot \
 		MOZ_CRASHREPORTER=0 \
 		MOZ_DATA_REPORTING=0
 
 FIREFOX_ICON=		${MOZILLA}.png
 FIREFOX_ICON_SRC=	${PREFIX}/lib/${MOZILLA}/browser/chrome/icons/default/default48.png
 
 .include "${.CURDIR}/../../www/firefox/Makefile.options"
 
 .include <bsd.port.options.mk>
 
 .if ${ARCH} == amd64
 MOZ_OPTIONS+=	--enable-rust-simd
 .endif
 
 post-extract:
 	@${SED} -e 's|@FIREFOX_ICON@|${FIREFOX_ICON:R}|;s|@MOZILLA@|${MOZILLA}|' \
 		-e 's|firefox|${MOZILLA}|' \
 		-e 's|Firefox|${MOZILLA_CAP}|' \
 		<${.CURDIR}/../firefox/files/firefox.desktop.in >${WRKDIR}/${MOZILLA_EXEC_NAME}.desktop
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|%%LOCALBASE%%|${LOCALBASE}|g' \
 		${WRKSRC}/browser/app/nsBrowserApp.cpp
 	@${RM} ${WRKSRC}/mozconfig
 
 post-install:
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKDIR}/${MOZILLA_EXEC_NAME}.desktop ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/applications
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/pixmaps
 	${LN} -sf ${FIREFOX_ICON_SRC} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/pixmaps/${FIREFOX_ICON}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>