diff --git a/audio/ossxmix/Makefile b/audio/ossxmix/Makefile
index 1fde9fc238d5..1367d2d66df1 100644
--- a/audio/ossxmix/Makefile
+++ b/audio/ossxmix/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.10 2024/04/07 07:33:33 wiz Exp $
+# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.11 2024/05/21 10:35:42 nia Exp $
 
-PKGREVISION= 7
+PKGREVISION= 8
 .include "../../audio/ossinfo/Makefile.common"
 
 PKGNAME=	ossxmix-${OSS_CMD_VER}
diff --git a/audio/ossxmix/distinfo b/audio/ossxmix/distinfo
index 3b2cd12dbfcb..fc3967f70bd6 100644
--- a/audio/ossxmix/distinfo
+++ b/audio/ossxmix/distinfo
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-$NetBSD: distinfo,v 1.3 2021/10/26 09:59:20 nia Exp $
+$NetBSD: distinfo,v 1.4 2024/05/21 10:35:42 nia Exp $
 
 BLAKE2s (oss-v4.2-build2019-src-bsd.tar.bz2) = fa3aa8707d813de4e871ed276754893f0a5a96f9153d14501d961e2459086799
 SHA512 (oss-v4.2-build2019-src-bsd.tar.bz2) = 9d43fa3e3abe4cf006cabfedf2c9fc51372f8cbe499c2e4bee6ba489291c31eb93b66b312054bcf92fc26df329bc3c7ef14a633fece8af38256bc7198d0c1556
 Size (oss-v4.2-build2019-src-bsd.tar.bz2) = 1723557 bytes
+SHA1 (patch-cmd_ossxmix_ossxmix.c) = 8ee0da82acf2711e40050f4416310c56a2a4d231
diff --git a/audio/ossxmix/patches/patch-cmd_ossxmix_ossxmix.c b/audio/ossxmix/patches/patch-cmd_ossxmix_ossxmix.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e9b84ad13282
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/ossxmix/patches/patch-cmd_ossxmix_ossxmix.c
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+$NetBSD: patch-cmd_ossxmix_ossxmix.c,v 1.1 2024/05/21 10:35:42 nia Exp $
+
+Looks slightly better on NetBSD with the "legacy" orientation.
+
+--- cmd/ossxmix/ossxmix.c.orig	2024-05-21 10:30:26.876900607 +0000
++++ cmd/ossxmix/ossxmix.c
+@@ -895,7 +895,11 @@ load_devinfo (int dev)
+   GtkWidget *wid, *wid2, *gang, *rootwid = NULL, *pw = NULL, *frame, *box;
+   GtkWidget **widgets;
+   GtkObject *adjust, *adjust2;
++#ifdef __NetBSD__
++  gboolean change_orient = FALSE, ori, * orient;
++#else
+   gboolean change_orient = TRUE, ori, * orient;
++#endif
+   gboolean expand, use_layout_b = FALSE;
+ 
+   mi.dev = dev;