diff --git a/tor-dev/Makefile b/tor-dev/Makefile
index c5c254380be..28e5de91b95 100644
--- a/tor-dev/Makefile
+++ b/tor-dev/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # $NetBSD$
 
-DISTNAME=	tor-0.4.4.3-alpha
+DISTNAME=	tor-0.4.5.2-alpha
 PKGNAME=	${DISTNAME:S/tor/tordev/:S/-alpha//:S/-rc/rc0/}
 CATEGORIES=	net security
 MASTER_SITES=	https://dist.torproject.org/
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ LICENSE=	modified-bsd
 
 USE_LANGUAGES=		c99
 USE_PKGLOCALEDIR=	yes
-USE_TOOLS+=		perl:test pkg-config
+USE_TOOLS+=		perl:test pkg-config bash:test
 GNU_CONFIGURE=		yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--localstatedir=${VARBASE}
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--sysconfdir=${PKG_SYSCONFBASEDIR}
@@ -21,6 +21,20 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--docdir=${PREFIX}/share/doc/tordev
 CONFIGURE_ENV+=		CPP=${CPP:Q}
 CONFIGURE_ENV+=		CONFDIR=${PKG_SYSCONFDIR}
 
+# as of 0.4.5.2-alpha:
+# FAIL: src/test/unittest_part2.sh
+# FAIL: src/test/unittest_part8.sh
+# FAIL: src/test/test_include.sh
+#============================================================================
+#Testsuite summary for tor 0.4.5.2-alpha
+#============================================================================
+## TOTAL: 33
+## PASS:  26
+## SKIP:  4
+## XFAIL: 0
+## FAIL:  3
+## XPASS: 0
+## ERROR: 0
 TEST_TARGET=		check
 
 TOR_USER?=		tordev
@@ -54,6 +68,14 @@ INSTALL_MAKE_FLAGS+=	sysconfdir=${PREFIX}/share/examples
 
 CHECK_PORTABILITY_SKIP+=	contrib/*
 
+REPLACE_BASH+=		scripts/maint/checkShellScripts.sh
+REPLACE_BASH+=		scripts/maint/run_check_subsystem_order.sh
+
+REPLACE_PERL+=		scripts/maint/checkOptionDocs.pl.in
+REPLACE_PERL+=		scripts/maint/checkSpace.pl
+REPLACE_PERL+=		scripts/maint/checkOptionDocs.pl
+REPLACE_PERL+=		scripts/coccinelle/test-operator-cleanup
+
 .include "options.mk"
 
 .include "../../mk/bsd.prefs.mk"
diff --git a/tor-dev/distinfo b/tor-dev/distinfo
index 0cacffd3eae..72e5359469c 100644
--- a/tor-dev/distinfo
+++ b/tor-dev/distinfo
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 $NetBSD$
 
-SHA1 (tor-0.4.4.3-alpha.tar.gz) = 4f391b4a3a391c4ae42b3546597945ecc2467b51
-RMD160 (tor-0.4.4.3-alpha.tar.gz) = b517894f605112ad8adf78845a4a6f39617ab936
-SHA512 (tor-0.4.4.3-alpha.tar.gz) = 54753191d17b25966f03f83d210b7a2e433b0810a53c6a6748bcbaa3a4f148f2c75aacdc8d4785d38e250e30559e9f1c490b7bfa1a6b283fa39b2b7fd857e8cc
-Size (tor-0.4.4.3-alpha.tar.gz) = 7795304 bytes
+SHA1 (tor-0.4.5.2-alpha.tar.gz) = 6cf08dc35864bdd9b46dabe45118d8937f6df8a1
+RMD160 (tor-0.4.5.2-alpha.tar.gz) = 04b2406c7c34b9787239f5b76f5ffc775f673a5d
+SHA512 (tor-0.4.5.2-alpha.tar.gz) = ca3f55522b198fd69abc948ef8c9dc14106b7cf6dc38f9308ca7188c713acaa07ac41c532621fc25934bf146721db99d80ca6d0fadf4a5bae7c7931a035341b9
+Size (tor-0.4.5.2-alpha.tar.gz) = 7909432 bytes
 SHA1 (patch-Makefile.in) = c190295f4702bd1e69531cab1ac61dbab451e48b
+SHA1 (patch-configure) = 427005f4fe1b1cc1a40467befec910a02bc5a449
 SHA1 (patch-src_app_config_config.c) = bac106e382207cdf22c84a52b45c791de2bdf0f8
diff --git a/tor-dev/patches/patch-configure b/tor-dev/patches/patch-configure
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..61600dc7e34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tor-dev/patches/patch-configure
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+$NetBSD$
+
+Avoid unportable test(1) operator.
+
+--- configure.orig	2020-11-21 20:17:08.000000000 +0000
++++ configure
+@@ -10377,7 +10377,7 @@ else
+ 
+    # This is a kludge to figure out whether compilation failed, or whether
+    # running the program failed.
+-   if test "$ac_retval" == "1"; then
++   if test "$ac_retval" = "1"; then
+       openssl_ver_mismatch=inconclusive
+    else
+       openssl_ver_mismatch=yes