diff --git a/net-im/gomuks/files/gomuks-26.07-unbundle-libwebp.patch b/net-im/gomuks/files/gomuks-26.07-unbundle-libwebp.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6de8c30c8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-im/gomuks/files/gomuks-26.07-unbundle-libwebp.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- a/vendor/go.mau.fi/webp/capi.go
++++ b/vendor/go.mau.fi/webp/capi.go
+@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
+ package webp
+ 
+ /*
+-#cgo CFLAGS: -I./internal/libwebp-1.6.0/
+-#cgo CFLAGS: -I./internal/libwebp-1.6.0/src/
++#cgo pkg-config: libwebp libwebpdemux libwebpmux
+ #cgo CFLAGS: -I./internal/include/
+ #cgo CFLAGS: -Wno-pointer-sign -DWEBP_USE_THREAD
+ #cgo !windows LDFLAGS: -lm
diff --git a/net-im/gomuks/gomuks-26.07.ebuild b/net-im/gomuks/gomuks-26.07-r1.ebuild
similarity index 89%
rename from net-im/gomuks/gomuks-26.07.ebuild
rename to net-im/gomuks/gomuks-26.07-r1.ebuild
index d29d1acbcf..90bdc2002d 100644
--- a/net-im/gomuks/gomuks-26.07.ebuild
+++ b/net-im/gomuks/gomuks-26.07-r1.ebuild
@@ -31,10 +31,16 @@ IUSE="heif"
 DEPEND="
 	dev-db/sqlite:3
 	dev-libs/olm
+	media-libs/libwebp:=
 	heif? ( media-libs/libheif:= )
 "
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
-BDEPEND=">=dev-lang/go-1.25.0"
+BDEPEND="
+	>=dev-lang/go-1.25.0
+	virtual/pkgconfig
+"
+
+PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-26.07-unbundle-libwebp.patch )
 
 DOCS=( {CHANGELOG,README}.md )
 
@@ -43,6 +49,13 @@ src_unpack() {
 	mv "${WORKDIR}"/web/dist "${S}"/web || die
 }
 
+src_prepare() {
+	default
+
+	# unbundle libwebp
+	rm vendor/go.mau.fi/webp/z_*.c || die
+}
+
 src_configure() {
 	SUBPACKAGES=( archivemuks gomuks{,-terminal} )