diff --git a/net-im/jabberd/Makefile b/net-im/jabberd/Makefile
index bbbac2f35e27..5256e1a9786a 100644
--- a/net-im/jabberd/Makefile
+++ b/net-im/jabberd/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	jabberd
 PORTVERSION=	2.3.1
-PORTREVISION=	7
+PORTREVISION=	8
 CATEGORIES=	net-im
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/jabberd2/jabberd2/releases/download/${PORTNAME}-${DISTVERSION}/ \
 		LOCAL/matthew/${PORTNAME}
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ USE_RC_SUBR=	jabberd
 USE_LDCONFIG=	${PREFIX}/lib/jabberd
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--localstatedir=/var \
 		--sysconfdir=${PREFIX}/etc/jabberd \
-		--enable-ssl --enable-mio=poll \
+		--enable-ssl --enable-mio=kqueue \
 		--disable-tests \
 		--with-extra-include-path="${LOCALBASE}/include ${EIP}" \
 		--with-extra-library-path="${LOCALBASE}/lib ${ELP}"