diff --git a/srcpkgs/kdenlive/template b/srcpkgs/kdenlive/template
index 6dad06ea80..0f39d8061b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kdenlive/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kdenlive/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'kdenlive'
 pkgname=kdenlive
-version=20.08.3
+version=20.12.1
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 hostmakedepends="
@@ -17,7 +17,18 @@ maintainer="johannes <johannes.brechtmann@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://kdenlive.org"
 distfiles="${KDE_SITE}/release-service/${version}/src/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=9f8f3636f65f42a73fd1a97e29f8493fbcb8297ca755852eae93258ce12ceda0
+checksum=9b6e22ad311c33457e7f7147ad873286945fc6c3b610129856fd01cbb51da458
 
 # needed for mlt to work on musl
 CXXFLAGS="-DHAVE_LOCALE_H=1"
+
+pre_check() {
+	export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen
+}
+
+do_check() {
+	# Intentionally disable checks since tests won't run.
+	# See: https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/28390
+
+	true
+}