diff --git a/net/dt/Makefile b/net/dt/Makefile
index fe84e164879..7581f893416 100644
--- a/net/dt/Makefile
+++ b/net/dt/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ PERMIT_PACKAGE =	Yes
 
 MODULES =		lang/go
 
+# disable https://go.dev/doc/go1.23#linker to unbreak with go-1.23.
+# remove once upstream unhibernates and updates the outdated x/net
+# or once we can finally patch go ports.
+MODGO_LDFLAGS += -checklinkname=0
+
 post-extract:
 	rm -rf ${WRKSRC}/vendor
 
diff --git a/net/headscale/Makefile b/net/headscale/Makefile
index 4c553e9e8bd..240a0d9dfaf 100644
--- a/net/headscale/Makefile
+++ b/net/headscale/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ MODULES =		lang/go
 MODGO_LDFLAGS +=	-X ${MODGO_MODNAME}/cmd/headscale/cli.Version=$\
 			${MODGO_VERSION:S/v//}
 
+# disable https://go.dev/doc/go1.23#linker to unbreak with go-1.23.
+# XXX check if this is still needed in future updates
+MODGO_LDFLAGS += -checklinkname=0
+
 # for patches to apply
 WRKDIST =	${WRKSRC}
 
diff --git a/www/gotosocial/Makefile b/www/gotosocial/Makefile
index 9f42ec3ab2f..9d24e2d9031 100644
--- a/www/gotosocial/Makefile
+++ b/www/gotosocial/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ MODGO_FLAGS	+= -mod=mod
 # remove either if codeberg.org/gruf/go-fastcopy is fixed, or "existing
 # usages of //go:linkname found in a large open-source code corpus
 # remain supported" is extended.
-#MODGO_LDFLAGS += -checklinkname=0
+MODGO_LDFLAGS += -checklinkname=0
 
 TEST_ENV +=	GTS_DB_ADDRESS=":memory:" \
 		GTS_DB_TYPE="sqlite"