diff --git a/srcpkgs/m4/template b/srcpkgs/m4/template
index 4491b257ad..9b45a2945b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/m4/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/m4/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'm4'.
 pkgname=m4
-version=1.4.16
-revision=4
+version=1.4.17
+revision=1
 bootstrap=yes
 replaces="chroot-m4>=0"
 build_style=gnu-configure
@@ -11,8 +11,4 @@ homepage="https://www.gnu.org/software/m4/"
 license="GPL-3"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
-checksum=42500c1fddd90bcb161e6b58de931d769929c495c124112d67428a23543db90c
-
-pre_configure() {
-	sed -i -e '/gets is a/d' lib/stdio.in.h
-}
+checksum=8e4e1f963932136ed45dcd5afb0c6e237e96a6fcdcd2a2fa6755040859500d70