diff --git a/packages/p/pcapplusplus/patches/v24.09/vla.patch b/packages/p/pcapplusplus/patches/v24.09/vla.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd40c10a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/p/pcapplusplus/patches/v24.09/vla.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+diff --git a/Pcap++/src/PcapLiveDevice.cpp b/Pcap++/src/PcapLiveDevice.cpp
+index 7ac0f79e..5faa7c4d 100644
+--- a/Pcap++/src/PcapLiveDevice.cpp
++++ b/Pcap++/src/PcapLiveDevice.cpp
+@@ -1011,15 +1011,15 @@ namespace pcpp
+ 			return;
+ 		}
+ 
+-		uint8_t buf[len];
++		std::vector<uint8_t> buf(len);
+ 
+-		if (sysctl(mib, 6, buf, &len, nullptr, 0) < 0)
++		if (sysctl(mib, 6, buf.data(), &len, nullptr, 0) < 0)
+ 		{
+ 			PCPP_LOG_DEBUG("Error in retrieving MAC address: sysctl 2 error");
+ 			return;
+ 		}
+ 
+-		struct if_msghdr* ifm = (struct if_msghdr*)buf;
++		struct if_msghdr* ifm = (struct if_msghdr*)buf.data();
+ 		struct sockaddr_dl* sdl = (struct sockaddr_dl*)(ifm + 1);
+ 		uint8_t* ptr = (uint8_t*)LLADDR(sdl);
+ 		m_MacAddress = MacAddress(ptr[0], ptr[1], ptr[2], ptr[3], ptr[4], ptr[5]);
diff --git a/packages/p/pcapplusplus/xmake.lua b/packages/p/pcapplusplus/xmake.lua
index 310acfaa2..9943e7663 100644
--- a/packages/p/pcapplusplus/xmake.lua
+++ b/packages/p/pcapplusplus/xmake.lua
@@ -9,22 +9,28 @@ package("pcapplusplus")
     add_versions("v24.09", "0a9d80d09a906c08a1df5f5a937134355c7cb3fc8a599bf1a0f10002cf0285be")
     add_versions("v23.09", "f2b92d817df6138363be0d144a61716f8ecc43216f0008135da2e0e15727d35a")
 
+    add_patches("v24.09", "patches/v24.09/vla.patch", "8c380468c78118b6d85f6b3856cd49c4d890fd326dde3400b8c47c01c885cef4")
+
     add_configs("shared", {description = "Build shared library.", default = false, type = "boolean", readonly = true})
 
     add_links("Pcap++", "Packet++", "Common++")
 
-    if is_plat("windows") then
-        add_syslinks("ws2_32")
+    if is_plat("windows", "mingw") then
+        add_syslinks("ws2_32", "iphlpapi")
+    elseif is_plat("macosx") then
+        add_frameworks("CoreFoundation", "SystemConfiguration")
+    elseif is_plat("linux", "bsd") then
+        add_syslinks("pthread")
     end
 
     add_deps("cmake")
-    if is_plat("windows") then
+    if is_plat("windows", "mingw") then
         add_deps("npcap_sdk")
-    elseif is_plat("linux") then
+    elseif is_plat("linux", "macosx", "android", "bsd") then
         add_deps("libpcap")
     end
 
-    on_install("windows", "linux", function (package)
+    on_install("windows", "mingw", "linux", "macosx", "android", "bsd", function (package)
         local configs = {
             "-DPCAPPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF",
             "-DPCAPPP_BUILD_TESTS=OFF",
@@ -35,11 +41,19 @@ package("pcapplusplus")
 
     on_test(function (package)
         assert(package:check_cxxsnippets({test = [[
+            #include <vector>
             #include "pcapplusplus/IPv4Layer.h"
             #include "pcapplusplus/Packet.h"
             #include "pcapplusplus/PcapFileDevice.h"
-            void test() {
+            #include "pcapplusplus/PcapLiveDeviceList.h"
+
+            void testPcapFileReaderDevice() {
                 pcpp::PcapFileReaderDevice reader("1_packet.pcap");
             }
+
+            void testPcapLiveDeviceList() {
+                std::vector<pcpp::PcapLiveDevice *> devList = 
+                    pcpp::PcapLiveDeviceList::getInstance().getPcapLiveDevicesList();
+            }
         ]]}, {configs = {languages = "c++17"}}))
     end)