diff --git a/devel/libkiwix/Makefile b/devel/libkiwix/Makefile
index 1c5a5ccd4a6b..e33da8db2a4b 100644
--- a/devel/libkiwix/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libkiwix/Makefile
@@ -1,40 +1,39 @@
 PORTNAME=	libkiwix
-DISTVERSION=	12.0.0
-PORTREVISION=	1
+DISTVERSION=	12.1.0
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	olce.freebsd.ports@certner.fr
 COMMENT=	Common code base for all Kiwix ports
 WWW=		https://www.kiwix.org/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	bash:shells/bash
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libzim.so:devel/libzim \
 		libpugixml.so:textproc/pugixml \
 		libaria2.so:www/aria2 \
 		libicui18n.so:devel/icu \
 		libicuuc.so:devel/icu \
 		libxapian.so:databases/xapian-core \
 		libctpp2.so:textproc/ctpp2 \
 		libcurl.so:ftp/curl \
 		libmicrohttpd.so:www/libmicrohttpd
 
 USES=		compiler:c++11-lang meson pkgconfig python shebangfix
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	kiwix
 GH_TUPLE=	kiwix:${PORTNAME}:${PORTVERSION}:DEFAULT \
 		kainjow:Mustache:v4.1:mustache
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 SHEBANG_FILES=	scripts/format_code.sh
 SHEBANG_REGEX=	./scripts/kiwix.*[^.].
 
 CPPFLAGS+=	-I${WRKSRC_mustache}
 CXXFLAGS+=	-I${WRKSRC_mustache}
 LDFLAGS+=	-lz
 
 PLIST_SUB=	PORTVERSION=${PORTVERSION} PORTMAJ=${PORTVERSION:C/\..*//}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/libkiwix/distinfo b/devel/libkiwix/distinfo
index 3526ae0576cf..39023c5f8af9 100644
--- a/devel/libkiwix/distinfo
+++ b/devel/libkiwix/distinfo
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1686582304
-SHA256 (kiwix-libkiwix-12.0.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 8608ef73fdaa34c28144eb5ad732a74ca94dd99710d08d7a1ddb1277d1985b02
-SIZE (kiwix-libkiwix-12.0.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 1114076
+TIMESTAMP = 1692892288
+SHA256 (kiwix-libkiwix-12.1.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 42e8f9f973054e11f17381c988790c8f8267898b5a611741f0aa03cc4ccf3f75
+SIZE (kiwix-libkiwix-12.1.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 1098820
 SHA256 (kainjow-Mustache-v4.1_GH0.tar.gz) = acd66359feb4318b421f9574cfc5a511133a77d916d0b13c7caa3783c0bfe167
 SIZE (kainjow-Mustache-v4.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 98905
diff --git a/devel/libkiwix/files/patch-meson.build b/devel/libkiwix/files/patch-meson.build
index f5aa75063095..eb9c07cc45fe 100644
--- a/devel/libkiwix/files/patch-meson.build
+++ b/devel/libkiwix/files/patch-meson.build
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
---- meson.build.orig	2022-11-30 17:10:19 UTC
+--- meson.build.orig	2023-09-09 03:15:43 UTC
 +++ meson.build
-@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ else
- endif
+@@ -7,12 +7,7 @@ compiler = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
  
- libzim_dep = dependency('libzim', version : '>=8.1.0', static:static_deps)
--if not compiler.has_header_symbol('zim/zim.h', 'LIBZIM_WITH_XAPIAN')
-+if not compiler.has_header_symbol('zim/zim.h', 'LIBZIM_WITH_XAPIAN', dependencies: libzim_dep)
-   error('Libzim seems to be compiled without xapian. Xapian support is mandatory.')
- endif
+ static_deps = get_option('static-linkage') or get_option('default_library') == 'static'
  
-@@ -86,4 +86,3 @@ configure_file(output : 'kiwix.pc',
-                input : 'kiwix.pc.in',
-                install_dir: get_option('libdir')+'/pkgconfig'
-               )
--
+-# See https://github.com/kiwix/libkiwix/issues/371
+-if ['arm', 'mips', 'm68k', 'ppc', 'sh4'].contains(host_machine.cpu_family())
+-  extra_libs = ['-latomic']
+-else
+-  extra_libs = []
+-endif
++extra_libs = []
+ 
+ if (compiler.get_id() == 'gcc' and build_machine.system() == 'linux') or host_machine.system() == 'freebsd'
+   # C++ std::thread is implemented using pthread on linux by gcc