diff --git a/devel/level-zero/Makefile b/devel/level-zero/Makefile
index 62955c436035..019b91fc26c1 100644
--- a/devel/level-zero/Makefile
+++ b/devel/level-zero/Makefile
@@ -1,26 +1,27 @@
 PORTNAME=	level-zero
-PORTVERSION=	1.15.8
+PORTVERSION=	1.16.1
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	oneAPI Level Zero Specification Headers and Loader
 WWW=		https://spec.oneapi.io/versions/latest/elements/l0/source/index.html \
 		https://github.com/oneapi-src/level-zero
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 USES=		cmake compiler:c++14-lang pathfix
 
+PIE_UNSAFE=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 PLIST_SUB=	PORTVERSION=${PORTVERSION}
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	oneapi-src
 
 post-patch:
 	@${ECHO_CMD} ${PORTVERSION:E} > ${WRKSRC}/VERSION_PATCH
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/level-zero/distinfo b/devel/level-zero/distinfo
index 44fb18db4cd4..b8b2a0801f1f 100644
--- a/devel/level-zero/distinfo
+++ b/devel/level-zero/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1703227804
-SHA256 (oneapi-src-level-zero-v1.15.8_GH0.tar.gz) = 80663dbd4d01d9519185c6e568f2e836bfea7484363f4da8cf5cf77c3bf58602
-SIZE (oneapi-src-level-zero-v1.15.8_GH0.tar.gz) = 937224
+TIMESTAMP = 1708448898
+SHA256 (oneapi-src-level-zero-v1.16.1_GH0.tar.gz) = f341dd6355d8da6ee9c29031642b8e8e4259f91c13c72d318c81663af048817e
+SIZE (oneapi-src-level-zero-v1.16.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 999641