diff --git a/textproc/refdb/Makefile b/textproc/refdb/Makefile
index c2c6f8bf0d5a..1eccb260a891 100644
--- a/textproc/refdb/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/refdb/Makefile
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 PORTNAME=	refdb
 PORTVERSION=	0.9.9
 DISTVERSIONSUFFIX=	-1
-PORTREVISION=	11
+PORTREVISION=	12
 CATEGORIES=	textproc
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}-src/${PORTNAME}-src-${PORTVERSION}-1
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Bibliographic reference database
 
-BROKEN_FreeBSD_13=	ld: error: duplicate symbol: thecommandlist
-BROKEN_FreeBSD_14=	ld: error: duplicate symbol: thecommandlist
+LICENSE=	GPLv2+
+LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libexpat.so:textproc/expat2 \
 		libbtparse.so:textproc/btparse \
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ XMLCATMGR=	${LOCALBASE}/bin/xmlcatmgr
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		DOCS CATALOG
 OPTIONS_SINGLE=		DB
 OPTIONS_SINGLE_DB=	MYSQL PGSQL SQLITE
-OPTIONS_EXCLUDE=	CATALOG		# may not be implemented correctly
+OPTIONS_EXCLUDE=	DOCS CATALOG		# may not be implemented correctly
 CATALOG_DESC=		Install SGML catalog
 
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	PGSQL
diff --git a/textproc/refdb/files/patch-src_readln.h b/textproc/refdb/files/patch-src_readln.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..63ff02ebf9a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/textproc/refdb/files/patch-src_readln.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- src/readln.h.orig	2022-09-03 11:29:48 UTC
++++ src/readln.h
+@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ typedef struct {
+   char *doc;			/* Documentation for this function.  */
+ } COMMAND;
+ 
+-COMMAND *thecommandlist;
+-
+ COMMAND *find_command(char *name, COMMAND *commands);
+ int execute_line (char *line, COMMAND *commands);
+ char *command_generator (char *text, int state);