diff --git a/www/links/Portfile b/www/links/Portfile
index 3b44bfb5710..94ca6f999bf 100644
--- a/www/links/Portfile
+++ b/www/links/Portfile
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ checksums       rmd160  e90763c244fc0e79f0e9ad4ce3d138be3cdc57bb \
 maintainers     nomaintainer
 use_bzip2       yes
 
-depends_build   port:pkgconfig
+depends_build   path:bin/pkg-config:pkgconfig
+
 depends_lib     port:bzip2 \
                 port:libevent \
                 port:xz \
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ depends_lib     port:bzip2 \
 
 openssl.branch  3
 
-patchfiles      implicit.patch
+patchfiles      X.patch
 
 configure.args  --disable-graphics \
                 --disable-javascript \
diff --git a/www/links/files/X.patch b/www/links/files/X.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..343d1ae23e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/www/links/files/X.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+Fix X detection to work properly.
+--- configure.orig	2024-07-27 08:25:08.000000000 -0500
++++ configure	2024-11-14 18:14:04.000000000 -0600
+@@ -8941,7 +8941,7 @@
+   # Check for the libraries.
+ 
+   test -z "$x_direct_test_library" && x_direct_test_library=Xt
+-  test -z "$x_direct_test_function" && x_direct_test_function='int XtMalloc'
++  test -z "$x_direct_test_function" && x_direct_test_function=XtMalloc
+ 
+   # See if we find them without any special options.
+   # Don't add to $LIBS permanently.
+@@ -8951,8 +8951,9 @@
+ #line 8943 "configure"
+ #include "confdefs.h"
+ 
++#include <${x_direct_test_include}>
+ int main() {
+-${x_direct_test_function}()
++${x_direct_test_function}(0)
+ ; return 0; }
+ EOF
+ if { (eval echo configure:8950: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+--- rebuild.orig	2024-07-22 15:47:06.000000000 -0500
++++ rebuild	2024-11-14 18:47:14.000000000 -0600
+@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@
+ /DELETE1/-1,/DELETE1/d
+ /DELETE2/-1,/DELETE2/d
+ ,s/^main/int main/
+-,s/XtMalloc/'int XtMalloc'/
+ ,s/foo()/int foo()/
+ w
+ q
diff --git a/www/links/files/implicit.patch b/www/links/files/implicit.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b9293eddb86..00000000000
--- a/www/links/files/implicit.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-Fix implicit declaration of functions.
---- configure
-+++ configure
-@@ -8951,8 +8951,9 @@
- #line 8943 "configure"
- #include "confdefs.h"
- 
-+#include <X11/Intrinsic.h>
- int main() {
--${x_direct_test_function}()
-+${x_direct_test_function}(0)
- ; return 0; }
- EOF
- if { (eval echo configure:8950: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then