diff --git a/audio/jack/Portfile b/audio/jack/Portfile
index d8f5e25c50f52..cbc43a99c916b 100644
--- a/audio/jack/Portfile
+++ b/audio/jack/Portfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PortGroup           waf 1.0
 
 name                jack
 github.setup        jackaudio jack2 1.9.22 v
-revision            0
+revision            1
 checksums           rmd160  1f13a7ac5020d95b5b51f1c43d7cfe3507e7b8b0 \
                     sha256  1e42b9fc4ad7db7befd414d45ab2f8a159c0b30fcd6eee452be662298766a849 \
                     size    933448
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ compiler.blacklist-append \
 compiler.cxx_standard \
                     2011
 
-waf.python_branch   3.11
+# This won't be needed after the next update
+# see: https://github.com/jackaudio/jack2/issues/898#issuecomment-2185323342
+patchfiles-append   patch-waflib-Context.py.diff
+
+waf.python_branch   3.12
 
 depends_build-append \
                     port:pkgconfig
diff --git a/audio/jack/files/patch-waflib-Context.py.diff b/audio/jack/files/patch-waflib-Context.py.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..29ecda5baf553
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/jack/files/patch-waflib-Context.py.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--- waflib/Context.py.orig	2023-02-02 05:04:10
++++ waflib/Context.py	2024-06-23 15:42:02
+@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
+ Classes and functions enabling the command system
+ """
+ 
+-import os, re, imp, sys
++import os, re, sys, types
+ from waflib import Utils, Errors, Logs
+ import waflib.Node
+ 
+@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@
+ 	except KeyError:
+ 		pass
+ 
+-	module = imp.new_module(WSCRIPT_FILE)
++	module = types.ModuleType(WSCRIPT_FILE)
+ 	try:
+ 		code = Utils.readf(path, m='r', encoding=encoding)
+ 	except EnvironmentError: