diff --git a/tools/ports/__init__.py b/tools/ports/__init__.py
index 8aea2e1662bc4..6cec97ef7dd9c 100644
--- a/tools/ports/__init__.py
+++ b/tools/ports/__init__.py
@@ -222,25 +222,17 @@ def fetch_project(name, url, sha512hash=None):
           port = ports_by_name.get(name)
           if not port:
             utils.exit_with_error('%s is not a known port' % name)
-          if not hasattr(port, 'SUBDIR'):
-            utils.exit_with_error(f'port {name} lacks .SUBDIR attribute, which we need in order to override it locally, please update it')
-          subdir = port.SUBDIR
-          target = os.path.join(fullname, subdir)
-
-          uptodate_message = f'not grabbing local port: {name} from {path} to {fullname} (subdir: {subdir}) as the destination {target} is newer (run emcc --clear-ports if that is incorrect)'
-          # before acquiring the lock we have an early out if the port already exists
-          if os.path.exists(target) and dir_is_newer(path, target):
-            logger.warning(uptodate_message)
+
+          srcZip = os.path.join(path, name + '.zip')
+          dstZip = os.path.join(Ports.get_dir(), name + '.zip')
+          if os.path.exists(dstZip) and (os.path.getmtime(dstZip) >= os.path.getmtime(srcZip)):
+            #early return before locking
             return
-          with cache.lock('unpack local port'):
-            # Another early out in case another process unpackage the library while we were
-            # waiting for the lock
-            if os.path.exists(target) and not dir_is_newer(path, target):
-              logger.warning(uptodate_message)
-              return
-            logger.warning(f'grabbing local port: {name} from {path} to {fullname} (subdir: {subdir})')
-            utils.delete_dir(fullname)
-            shutil.copytree(path, target)
+          with cache.lock('unpack local port'):           
+            if not os.path.exists(dstZip) or (os.path.getmtime(dstZip) < os.path.getmtime(srcZip)):
+              logger.info('copying port sources from ' + srcZip + ' to ' + dstZip)
+              shutil.copyfile(srcZip, dstZip)
+              shutil.unpack_archive(filename=dstZip, extract_dir=fullname)
             Ports.clear_project_build(name)
           return
 
diff --git a/tools/ports/freetype.py b/tools/ports/freetype.py
index 83ef166a91cd7..0f63a8f3b0648 100644
--- a/tools/ports/freetype.py
+++ b/tools/ports/freetype.py
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
 
 import os
 
-TAG = 'version_1'
-HASH = '0d0b1280ba0501ad0a23cf1daa1f86821c722218b59432734d3087a89acd22aabd5c3e5e1269700dcd41e87073046e906060f167c032eb91a3ac8c5808a02783'
-
+TAG = 'version_2'
 variants = {'freetype-wasm-sjlj': {'SUPPORT_LONGJMP': 'wasm'}}
 
 
@@ -23,7 +21,7 @@ def get_lib_name(settings):
 
 
 def get(ports, settings, shared):
-  ports.fetch_project('freetype', f'https://github.com/emscripten-ports/FreeType/archive/{TAG}.zip', sha512hash=HASH)
+  ports.fetch_project('freetype', '', 'FreeType-' + TAG)
 
   def create(final):
     source_path = os.path.join(ports.get_dir(), 'freetype', 'FreeType-' + TAG)
@@ -47,6 +45,7 @@ def create(final):
             'src/base/ftgloadr.c',
             'src/base/ftglyph.c',
             'src/base/ftgxval.c',
+            'src/base/fthash.c',
             'src/base/ftinit.c',
             'src/base/ftlcdfil.c',
             'src/base/ftmm.c',
@@ -55,6 +54,7 @@ def create(final):
             'src/base/ftoutln.c',
             'src/base/ftpatent.c',
             'src/base/ftpfr.c',
+            'src/base/ftpsprop.c',
             'src/base/ftrfork.c',
             'src/base/ftsnames.c',
             'src/base/ftstream.c',
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ def create(final):
             'src/pshinter/pshinter.c',
             'src/psnames/psmodule.c',
             'src/raster/raster.c',
+            'src/sdf/ftsdfrend.c',
+            'src/sdf/ftsdf.c',
+            'src/sdf/ftbsdf.c',
+            'src/sdf/ftsdfcommon.c',
+            'src/sdf/sdf.c',
+            'src/svg/ftsvg.c',
             'src/sfnt/sfnt.c',
             'src/smooth/smooth.c',
             'src/truetype/truetype.c',
diff --git a/tools/ports/zlib.py b/tools/ports/zlib.py
index e4beede137f2c..73ff070b0ed99 100644
--- a/tools/ports/zlib.py
+++ b/tools/ports/zlib.py
@@ -5,19 +5,17 @@
 
 import os
 
-VERSION = '1.2.13'
-HASH = '44b834fbfb50cca229209b8dbe1f96b258f19a49f5df23b80970b716371d856a4adf525edb4c6e0e645b180ea949cb90f5365a1d896160f297f56794dd888659'
-
+TAG = 'version_2'
 
 def needed(settings):
   return settings.USE_ZLIB
 
 
 def get(ports, settings, shared):
-  ports.fetch_project('zlib', f'https://github.com/madler/zlib/archive/refs/tags/v{VERSION}.tar.gz', sha512hash=HASH)
+  ports.fetch_project('zlib', '', 'zlib-' + TAG)
 
   def create(final):
-    source_path = os.path.join(ports.get_dir(), 'zlib', 'zlib-' + VERSION)
+    source_path = os.path.join(ports.get_dir(), 'zlib', 'zlib-' + TAG)
     ports.write_file(os.path.join(source_path, 'zconf.h'), zconf_h)
     ports.install_headers(source_path)