diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/files/ptest.patch b/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/files/ptest.patch
index 989f9524bc..5f4078101b 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/files/ptest.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/files/ptest.patch
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
 index eb071ac..9d14fe8 100644
 --- a/tests/Makefile.am
 +++ b/tests/Makefile.am
-@@ -145,3 +145,15 @@ d_creat_ce_LDADD = ../src/libgdbm.la ../compat/libgdbm_compat.la
- t_wordwrap_LDADD = ../tools/libgdbmapp.a
+@@ -150,3 +150,15 @@
+ t_wordwrap_LDADD = ../tools/libgdbmapp.a @LTLIBINTL@
  
- SUBDIRS = gdbmtool
+ SUBDIRS = dejagnu
 +
 +buildtests: $(check_PROGRAMS) $(TESTSUITE)
 +
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@ index eb071ac..9d14fe8 100644
 +			$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) .libs/$$file $(DESTDIR)/$$file; \
 +		else \
 +			$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $$file $(DESTDIR) ; \
-+		fi \
++ 		fi \
 +	done
diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/gdbm_1.24.bb b/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/gdbm_1.26.bb
similarity index 83%
rename from meta/recipes-support/gdbm/gdbm_1.24.bb
rename to meta/recipes-support/gdbm/gdbm_1.26.bb
index f400462a7a..0c8c7ec690 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/gdbm_1.24.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/gdbm_1.26.bb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SRC_URI = "${GNU_MIRROR}/gdbm/gdbm-${PV}.tar.gz \
            file://ptest.patch \
           "
 
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "695e9827fdf763513f133910bc7e6cfdb9187943a4fec943e57449723d2b8dbf"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "6a24504a14de4a744103dcb936be976df6fbe88ccff26065e54c1c47946f4a5e"
 
 inherit autotools gettext texinfo lib_package ptest
 
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ EXTRA_OECONF = "--enable-libgdbm-compat --without-readline"
 # Stop presence of dbm/nbdm on the host contaminating builds
 CACHED_CONFIGUREVARS += "ac_cv_lib_ndbm_main=no ac_cv_lib_dbm_main=no"
 
-# Not yet ready for C23
-CFLAGS += "-std=gnu11"
-
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"
 
 do_install:append () {
@@ -41,7 +38,5 @@ do_compile_ptest() {
     oe_runmake -C tests buildtests
 }
 
-PACKAGES =+ "${PN}-compat \
-            "
-FILES:${PN}-compat = "${libdir}/libgdbm_compat${SOLIBS} \
-                     "
+PACKAGES =+ "${PN}-compat"
+FILES:${PN}-compat = "${libdir}/libgdbm_compat${SOLIBS}"