diff --git a/multimedia/ffmpeg7/Portfile b/multimedia/ffmpeg7/Portfile
index cd413bfc956cb..4250c54927fc5 100644
--- a/multimedia/ffmpeg7/Portfile
+++ b/multimedia/ffmpeg7/Portfile
@@ -107,6 +107,14 @@ patchfiles-append   patch-libavcodec-profvidworkflow.diff
 # TODO: Raise the issue to upstream
 patchfiles-append   patch-libavcodec-librsvgdec.diff
 
+platform darwin {
+    # Typedef AVMediaType to NSString* on older systems
+    # Patch submitted to upstream, remove once upstream has included it
+    if {${os.major} < 17} {
+        patchfiles-append   patch-libavdevice-avfoundation.diff
+    }
+}
+
 # https://trac.macports.org/ticket/68720
 # Remove once upstream has included these in the next release
 # patchfiles-append   patch-issue-10695.diff
diff --git a/multimedia/ffmpeg7/files/patch-libavdevice-avfoundation.diff b/multimedia/ffmpeg7/files/patch-libavdevice-avfoundation.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d9dec0276725a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/multimedia/ffmpeg7/files/patch-libavdevice-avfoundation.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--- libavdevice/avfoundation.m
++++ libavdevice/avfoundation.m
+@@ -763,6 +763,11 @@ static int get_audio_config(AVFormatContext *s)
+     return 0;
+ }
+
++#if (defined(TARGET_OS_IPHONE) && TARGET_OS_IPHONE && __IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED < 110000) || \
++    ((!defined(TARGET_OS_OSX) || TARGET_OS_OSX) && __MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED < 101300)
++typedef NSString* AVMediaType;
++#endif
++
+ static NSArray* getDevicesWithMediaType(AVMediaType mediaType) {
+ #if ((TARGET_OS_IPHONE && __IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED >= 100000) || (TARGET_OS_OSX && __MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED >= 101500))
+     NSMutableArray *deviceTypes = nil;