diff --git a/net-im/telegram-desktop/Makefile b/net-im/telegram-desktop/Makefile
index 2688ce85acba..68d21fdffae7 100644
--- a/net-im/telegram-desktop/Makefile
+++ b/net-im/telegram-desktop/Makefile
@@ -1,114 +1,115 @@
 PORTNAME=	telegram-desktop
 DISTVERSION=	4.5.2
 CATEGORIES=	net-im
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/${GH_ACCOUNT}/${GH_PROJECT}/releases/download/v${DISTVERSION}/
 DISTNAME=	tdesktop-${DISTVERSION}-full
 DISTFILES=	${DISTNAME}${EXTRACT_SUFX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Telegram Desktop messaging app
 WWW=		https://desktop.telegram.org/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BROKEN_i386=	does not build, webrtc related
 NOT_FOR_ARCHS=		powerpc powerpc64 powerpcspe
 NOT_FOR_ARCHS_REASON=	Only little endian is supported
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	alsa-lib>0:audio/alsa-lib \
 		microsoft-gsl>0:devel/microsoft-gsl \
 		pulseaudio>0:audio/pulseaudio \
 		range-v3>0:devel/range-v3 \
 		tl-expected>0:devel/tl-expected \
 		v4l_compat>0:multimedia/v4l_compat \
 		yasm:devel/yasm \
 		${LOCALBASE}/lib/libtg_owt.a:net-im/tg_owt
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libabsl_base.so:devel/abseil \
 		libavformat.so:multimedia/ffmpeg \
 		libdbus-1.so:devel/dbus \
 		libdispatch.so:devel/libdispatch \
 		libhunspell-1.7.so:textproc/hunspell \
 		libjpeg.so:graphics/jpeg-turbo \
 		liblz4.so:archivers/liblz4 \
 		libminizip.so:archivers/minizip \
 		libopenal.so:audio/openal-soft \
 		libopenh264.so:multimedia/openh264 \
 		libopus.so:audio/opus \
 		libpipewire-0.3.so:multimedia/pipewire \
 		libprotobuf.so:devel/protobuf \
 		libqrcodegencpp.so:graphics/qr-code-generator \
 		librnnoise.so:audio/rnnoise \
 		libxcb-keysyms.so:x11/xcb-util-keysyms \
 		libxkbcommon.so:x11/libxkbcommon \
 		libxxhash.so:devel/xxhash \
 		libvpx.so:multimedia/libvpx
 
 FLAVORS=	qt5 qt6
 FLAVOR?=	${FLAVORS:[1]}
 qt5_PKGNAMESUFFIX=
 qt6_PKGNAMESUFFIX=	-qt6
 qt5_CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	${PORTNAME}-qt6
 qt6_CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	${PORTNAME}
 
 USES=		cmake compiler:c++17-lang desktop-file-utils gl \
 		gnome localbase pkgconfig python:3.7+,build ssl xorg
 
 USE_GITHUB=	nodefault
 GH_ACCOUNT=	telegramdesktop
 GH_PROJECT=	tdesktop
 
 .if ${FLAVOR} == qt5
 USES+=		kde:5 qt:5
 USE_QT=		buildtools:build core dbus gui imageformats network qmake:build \
 		svg wayland widgets
 USE_KDE=	coreaddons kimageformats
 .else
 USES+=		qt:6
 USE_QT=		5compat base imageformats lottie shadertools svg tools:build wayland
 .endif
 
 USE_GL=		gl
 USE_GNOME=	glib20 glibmm26
 USE_XORG=	x11 xcb xcomposite xdamage xext xfixes xrandr xrender xtst
 
-CMAKE_ARGS=	-DTDESKTOP_API_ID=${TELEGRAM_API_ID} -DTDESKTOP_API_HASH=${TELEGRAM_API_HASH}
+CMAKE_ARGS=	-DTDESKTOP_API_ID=${TELEGRAM_API_ID} -DTDESKTOP_API_HASH=${TELEGRAM_API_HASH} \
+		-DLINUX=1
 CMAKE_ON=	DESKTOP_APP_USE_PACKAGED DESKTOP_APP_DISABLE_CRASH_REPORTS \
 		DESKTOP_APP_DISABLE_WAYLAND_INTEGRATION
 CMAKE_OFF=	DESKTOP_APP_USE_PACKAGED_FONTS
 
 # Since cmake 3.25.0, BSDs are no longer recognised as Linux (in this port).
 CMAKE_ARGS+=	-DLINUX=true
 
 # libdispatch components
 LDFLAGS+=	-lBlocksRuntime
 
 # see Bugzilla #245452 for details
 NO_CCACHE=	yes
 
 # Telegram uses OpenAL for its audio, but libtgvoip (for voice calls) can use PulseAudio or ALSA.
 # It dynamically loads PulseAudio, and if this fails, it loads ALSA.
 # If both of them are not installed, then voice calls do not work, but other functionalities still work.
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	ALSA
 OPTIONS_MULTI=		AUDIO
 OPTIONS_MULTI_AUDIO=	ALSA PULSEAUDIO
 
 AUDIO_DESC=	Audio backend for voice calls
 
 ALSA_LIB_DEPENDS=	libasound.so:audio/alsa-lib
 PULSEAUDIO_LIB_DEPENDS=	libpulse.so:audio/pulseaudio
 
 # Telegram asks each custom build to have its own API ID and hash.
 TELEGRAM_API_HASH=	20a3432aab43f24bb4460fceac5ba38d
 TELEGRAM_API_ID=	601761
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if ${COMPILER_VERSION} < 130
 LLVM_VER=	13
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	clang${LLVM_VER}:devel/llvm${LLVM_VER}
 CC=		${LOCALBASE}/bin/clang${LLVM_VER}
 CXX=		${LOCALBASE}/bin/clang++${LLVM_VER}
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/net-im/telegram-desktop/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt b/net-im/telegram-desktop/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6a00ae221e94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-im/telegram-desktop/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2022-12-25 22:21:34.522573000 +0100
++++ CMakeLists.txt	2022-12-25 22:21:42.197358000 +0100
+@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
+     HOMEPAGE_URL "https://desktop.telegram.org"
+ )
+ set_property(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} PROPERTY VS_STARTUP_PROJECT Telegram)
++set(LINUX 1)
+ 
+ get_filename_component(third_party_loc "Telegram/ThirdParty" REALPATH)
+ get_filename_component(submodules_loc "Telegram" REALPATH)