diff --git a/srcpkgs/flite/template b/srcpkgs/flite/template
index 037240600d..85afadf8d8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/flite/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/flite/template
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 # Template file for 'flite'
 pkgname=flite
-version=2.1
-revision=2
-wrksrc="flite-${version}-release"
+version=2.2
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-shared --with-audio=alsa"
 makedepends="alsa-lib-devel"
-short_desc="A lightweight speech synthesis engine"
+short_desc="Lightweight speech synthesis engine"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
-license="custom"
+license="BSD-4-Clause"
 homepage="http://www.festvox.org/flite/"
-distfiles="http://www.festvox.org/flite/packed/flite-${version}/flite-${version}-release.tar.bz2"
-checksum=c73c3f6a2ea764977d6eaf0a287722d1e2066b4697088c552e342c790f3d2b85
+distfiles="https://github.com/festvox/flite/archive/v$version.tar.gz"
+checksum=ab1555fe5adc3f99f1d4a1a0eb1596d329fd6d74f1464a0097c81f53c0cf9e5c
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING