diff --git a/games/dhewm3/Makefile b/games/dhewm3/Makefile
index f790baacfeaf..0528979ecd59 100644
--- a/games/dhewm3/Makefile
+++ b/games/dhewm3/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.31 2024/11/30 21:20:47 wiz Exp $
+# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.32 2024/11/30 23:02:05 wiz Exp $
 
 DISTNAME=	dhewm3-1.5.4
 CATEGORIES=	games
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ COMMENT=	Source port of the original Doom 3
 LICENSE=	gnu-gpl-v3
 
 # https://github.com/dhewm/dhewm3/issues/633
-BROKEN=		"Does not build against openal-soft-1.24"
+#BROKEN=		"Does not build against openal-soft-1.24"
 
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PKGNAME_NOREV}
 USE_TOOLS+=	pkg-config
diff --git a/games/dhewm3/distinfo b/games/dhewm3/distinfo
index 2d387706b3cb..b9abb0490f6e 100644
--- a/games/dhewm3/distinfo
+++ b/games/dhewm3/distinfo
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-$NetBSD: distinfo,v 1.7 2024/11/30 21:20:47 wiz Exp $
+$NetBSD: distinfo,v 1.8 2024/11/30 23:02:05 wiz Exp $
 
 BLAKE2s (dhewm3-1.5.4.tar.gz) = 1fde9b0d26a790170a015450b7c03f52bc115dd23cfc9ecc30f2f97e7568e721
 SHA512 (dhewm3-1.5.4.tar.gz) = 1ed970ee2c61b11050694823c8526036dbf1034579d31ea4fd5b21afc095a4e54a2829f6838666da0deee82007890356a10a5b38277b10658c1f90bfb57aa0a7
 Size (dhewm3-1.5.4.tar.gz) = 7685654 bytes
+SHA1 (patch-neo_sound_snd__local.h) = 878df5a70ff84165809e3531f75383ec73db99b7
diff --git a/games/dhewm3/patches/patch-neo_sound_snd__local.h b/games/dhewm3/patches/patch-neo_sound_snd__local.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1dbde9552bb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/dhewm3/patches/patch-neo_sound_snd__local.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+$NetBSD: patch-neo_sound_snd__local.h,v 1.1 2024/11/30 23:02:05 wiz Exp $
+
+Fix build with openal-soft-1.24.
+https://github.com/dhewm/dhewm3/issues/633#issuecomment-2509399667
+
+--- neo/sound/snd_local.h.orig	2024-11-30 22:29:45.302155237 +0000
++++ neo/sound/snd_local.h
+@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ If you have questions concerning this li
+ // because the implemenations are in openal_stub.cpp
+ // this is ensured by defining AL_LIBTYPE_STATIC before including the AL headers
+ #define AL_LIBTYPE_STATIC
++#define AL_DISABLE_NOEXCEPT
+ #endif
+ 
+ #include <AL/al.h>