diff --git a/dns/nextdns/Makefile b/dns/nextdns/Makefile
index 7f4baf3a6c0c..073f5932279b 100644
--- a/dns/nextdns/Makefile
+++ b/dns/nextdns/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PORTNAME=	nextdns
 PORTVERSION=	1.37.11
-PORTREVISION=	1
+PORTREVISION=	2
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 CATEGORIES=	dns security
 
diff --git a/dns/nextdns/pkg-deinstall b/dns/nextdns/pkg-deinstall
index 803dfdb4e81e..c67e487f45b0 100644
--- a/dns/nextdns/pkg-deinstall
+++ b/dns/nextdns/pkg-deinstall
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ if [ x"$2" != x"DEINSTALL" ]; then
 fi
 
 ${PKG_PREFIX}/nextdns uninstall >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
-rm -f ${PKG_PREFIX}/etc/nextdns.conf
+
+echo "==> If you are uninstalling nextdns permanently,"
+echo "    and you do *NOT* want to retain the configuration file,"
+echo "    you should manually delete ${PKG_PREFIX}/etc/nextdns.conf"
 
 exit 0