diff --git a/src/Package/Extension/imap.php b/src/Package/Extension/imap.php
index e9879b48..df53cfe7 100644
--- a/src/Package/Extension/imap.php
+++ b/src/Package/Extension/imap.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use StaticPHP\Attribute\Package\BeforeStage;
 use StaticPHP\Attribute\Package\CustomPhpConfigureArg;
 use StaticPHP\Attribute\Package\Extension;
 use StaticPHP\Attribute\Package\Validate;
+use StaticPHP\Attribute\PatchDescription;
 use StaticPHP\Exception\WrongUsageException;
 use StaticPHP\Package\PackageBuilder;
 use StaticPHP\Package\PackageInstaller;
@@ -26,6 +27,19 @@ class imap extends PhpExtensionPackage
         }
     }
 
+    #[BeforeStage('php', [php::class, 'makeCliForUnix'], 'ext-imap')]
+    #[PatchDescription('Fix imap zend_zval_value_name() call for PHP 8.2 compatibility')]
+    public function patchBeforeMake(): void
+    {
+        // zend_zval_value_name() was introduced in PHP 8.3; PHP 8.2 imap backported the call but not the declaration
+        // replace with the equivalent PHP 8.2-compatible function
+        FileSystem::replaceFileStr(
+            "{$this->getSourceDir()}/php_imap.c",
+            'zend_zval_value_name(data)',
+            'zend_zval_type_name(data)'
+        );
+    }
+
     #[BeforeStage('php', [php::class, 'buildconfForUnix'], 'ext-imap')]
     public function patchBeforeBuildconf(PackageInstaller $installer): void
     {