diff --git a/databases/mongodb44/Makefile b/databases/mongodb44/Makefile
index 4de61908fd13..28dd80c099cd 100644
--- a/databases/mongodb44/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mongodb44/Makefile
@@ -1,89 +1,88 @@
 PORTNAME=	mongodb
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	r
-DISTVERSION=	4.4.6
+DISTVERSION=	4.4.8
 CATEGORIES=	databases net
 MASTER_SITES=	https://fastdl.mongodb.org/src/ \
 		http://fastdl.mongodb.org/src/
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	${DISTVERSION:R:S/.//}
 DISTNAME=	mongodb-src-${DISTVERSIONPREFIX}${DISTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ronald-lists@klop.ws
 COMMENT=	Distributed document-oriented "NoSQL" database (4.4.x Branch)
 
 # mongodb is SSPLv1, C++ driver is APACHE20
 LICENSE=	SSPLv1 APACHE20
 LICENSE_COMB=	multi
 LICENSE_NAME_SSPLv1=	Server Side Public License Version 1
 LICENSE_FILE_SSPLv1=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE-Community.txt
 LICENSE_PERMS_SSPLv1=	dist-mirror dist-sell pkg-mirror pkg-sell auto-accept
 
 ONLY_FOR_ARCHS=	aarch64 amd64 powerpc64le
 ONLY_FOR_ARCHS_REASON=	Only ported to amd64, aarch64 and powerpc64le on FreeBSD. Upstream supports arm64, ppc64le, s390x and x86-64.
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}cheetah3>0:devel/py-cheetah3@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}yaml>=3.11:devel/py-yaml@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}psutil>0:sysutils/py-psutil@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${LOCALBASE}/bin/ar:devel/binutils
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libpcre.so:devel/pcre \
 		libcurl.so:ftp/curl \
 		libsnappy.so:archivers/snappy
 
-USES=		compiler:c++17-lang cpe python:3.5+,build scons shebangfix
+USES=		compiler:c++17-lang cpe python:3.5+,build scons
 USE_RC_SUBR=	mongod
 
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	mongodb36 mongodb4[02]
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	LTO SASL SSL
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=LTO SASL SSL
 
-python_OLD_CMD=	@python_interpreter@
 MAKE_ARGS=	--use-system-zlib \
 		--use-system-pcre \
 		--use-system-snappy \
 		--libc++ \
 		--cxx-std=17 \
 		--runtime-hardening=on \
 		-j ${MAKE_JOBS_NUMBER} \
 		--disable-warnings-as-errors \
 		VERBOSE=on \
 		AR=${PREFIX}/bin/ar
 
 USERS=		mongodb
 GROUPS=		mongodb
 
 LTO_MAKE_ARGS=	--lto=on
 
 SASL_LIB_DEPENDS=	libsasl2.so:security/cyrus-sasl2
 SASL_MAKE_ARGS=		--use-sasl-client
 
 SSL_USES=	ssl
 SSL_MAKE_ARGS=	--ssl
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if ${OPSYS} == FreeBSD && ${OSVERSION} >= 1200057
 SUB_LIST+=	LEGACY_LIMITS="@comment " MODERN_LIMITS=""
 .else
 SUB_LIST+=	LEGACY_LIMITS="" MODERN_LIMITS="@comment "
 .endif
 
 .if ${ARCH} == aarch64 || ${ARCH} == powerpc64le
 EXTRA_PATCHES=	${FILESDIR}/${ARCH}
 .endif
 
 ALL_TARGET=	install-core
 
 PORTSCOUT=	limitw:1,even
 
 CPE_PRODUCT=	mongodb
 
 pre-patch:
 	${MV} ${WRKSRC}/src/third_party/wiredtiger/src/checksum/power8/crc32.sx ${WRKSRC}/src/third_party/wiredtiger/src/checksum/power8/crc32.S
 
 do-install:
 .for f in mongo mongod mongos
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/build/install${PREFIX}/bin/${f} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 .endfor
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/rpm/mongod.conf ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/mongodb.conf.sample
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/databases/mongodb44/distinfo b/databases/mongodb44/distinfo
index 0d9b18c20f8e..3d2b2bc2f004 100644
--- a/databases/mongodb44/distinfo
+++ b/databases/mongodb44/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1620589981
-SHA256 (mongodb-src-r4.4.6.tar.gz) = b5189aa87977137574cd75432dac9bb91699d322358f857b7b6d1e191fbd2f32
-SIZE (mongodb-src-r4.4.6.tar.gz) = 50069717
+TIMESTAMP = 1628281136
+SHA256 (mongodb-src-r4.4.8.tar.gz) = 6f9bd6626ef61ec3cd9051ff8576bf499936de99c4fc3551f8bde4e9ba504a97
+SIZE (mongodb-src-r4.4.8.tar.gz) = 50492854
diff --git a/databases/mongodb44/files/patch-SConstruct b/databases/mongodb44/files/patch-SConstruct
index 011674b57ac9..de57cb103810 100644
--- a/databases/mongodb44/files/patch-SConstruct
+++ b/databases/mongodb44/files/patch-SConstruct
@@ -1,33 +1,43 @@
---- SConstruct.orig	2019-08-08 20:06:23 UTC
+--- SConstruct.orig	2021-07-07 09:17:06 UTC
 +++ SConstruct
-@@ -1068,9 +1068,9 @@ if has_option('variables-help'):
-     print((env_vars.GenerateHelpText(env)))
+@@ -1213,9 +1213,9 @@ if has_option('variables-help'):
+     print(env_vars.GenerateHelpText(env))
      Exit(0)
  
 -unknown_vars = env_vars.UnknownVariables()
 -if unknown_vars:
 -    env.FatalError("Unknown variables specified: {0}", ", ".join(list(unknown_vars.keys())))
 +#unknown_vars = env_vars.UnknownVariables()
 +#if unknown_vars:
 +#    env.FatalError("Unknown variables specified: {0}", ", ".join(list(unknown_vars.keys())))
  
- def set_config_header_define(env, varname, varval = 1):
-     env['CONFIG_HEADER_DEFINES'][varname] = varval
-@@ -1851,7 +1851,7 @@ if env.TargetOSIs('posix'):
+ if get_option('install-action') != 'default' and get_option('ninja') != "disabled":
+     env.FatalError("Cannot use non-default install actions when generating Ninja.")
+@@ -2091,7 +2091,7 @@ if env.TargetOSIs('posix'):
              # If runtime hardening is requested, then build anything
              # destined for an executable with the necessary flags for PIE.
              env.AppendUnique(
 -                PROGCCFLAGS=['-fPIE'],
 +                PROGCCFLAGS=['-fpic'],
                  PROGLINKFLAGS=['-pie'],
              )
  
-@@ -1865,7 +1865,7 @@ if env.TargetOSIs('posix'):
+@@ -2106,7 +2106,7 @@ if env.TargetOSIs('posix'):
                           "-Wno-unknown-pragmas",
                           "-Winvalid-pch"] )
      # env.Append( " -Wconversion" ) TODO: this doesn't really work yet
 -    if env.TargetOSIs('linux', 'darwin', 'solaris'):
 +    if env.TargetOSIs('linux', 'darwin', 'solaris', 'freebsd'):
          if not has_option("disable-warnings-as-errors"):
              env.Append( CCFLAGS=["-Werror"] )
  
+@@ -3926,7 +3926,8 @@ def doConfigure(myenv):
+     myenv = conf.Finish()
+ 
+     if env['TARGET_ARCH'] == "aarch64":
+-        AddToCCFLAGSIfSupported(myenv, "-moutline-atomics")
++        # https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-ports/2021-July/000431.html
++        AddToCCFLAGSIfSupported(myenv, "-mno-outline-atomics")
+ 
+     conf = Configure(myenv)
+     usdt_enabled = get_option('enable-usdt-probes')