diff --git a/ports/xbyak/CONTROL b/ports/xbyak/CONTROL
deleted file mode 100644
index 5239d99c4b20d7..00000000000000
--- a/ports/xbyak/CONTROL
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-Source: xbyak
-Version: 5.93
-Description: Xbyak is a JIT assembler for x86(IA-32)/x64(AMD64, x86-64).
-Homepage: https://github.com/herumi/xbyak
-Supports: !(arm|uwp)
diff --git a/ports/xbyak/portfile.cmake b/ports/xbyak/portfile.cmake
index b365c38fc29302..08584fe5cf5b85 100644
--- a/ports/xbyak/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/xbyak/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 vcpkg_from_github(
     OUT_SOURCE_PATH SOURCE_PATH
     REPO herumi/xbyak
-    REF v5.93
-    SHA512 0c7052b2aeffc1aec541991a644753327232428ba7d8719e250a3afcc66b26beca2b92476f17af8121ceaacd822515e65d082e94b9f72fa29b4a005e32065843
+    REF v5.97
+    SHA512 813d5363063b9bd8f3645652826cbbf9c0fdfc7775974bd257b9635ce7d1edbd6a7099216a8e7ec6252cb6e56aa4b6c6f9b0fd84b5748fa79c04abb799731cde
     HEAD_REF master
 )
 
diff --git a/ports/xbyak/vcpkg.json b/ports/xbyak/vcpkg.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..7c42b5c168e168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/xbyak/vcpkg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "xbyak",
+  "version-string": "5.97",
+  "description": "Xbyak is a JIT assembler for x86(IA-32)/x64(AMD64, x86-64).",
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/herumi/xbyak",
+  "supports": "!(arm | uwp)"
+}