diff --git a/srcpkgs/at-spi2-core/template b/srcpkgs/at-spi2-core/template
index b383fe99be..74e6070120 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/at-spi2-core/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/at-spi2-core/template
@@ -1,23 +1,27 @@
 # Template file for 'at-spi2-core'
 pkgname=at-spi2-core
-version=2.34.0
+version=2.38.0
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 build_helper="gir"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config dbus glib-devel"
-makedepends="libglib-devel libXext-devel libSM-devel libXtst-devel
- libXevie-devel dbus-devel"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config dbus glib-devel gettext"
+makedepends="libglib-devel libXext-devel libSM-devel libXtst-devel dbus-devel"
 short_desc="Assistive Technology Service Provider Interface"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/at-spi2-core"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/${pkgname}/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=d629cdbd674e539f8912028512af583990938c7b49e25184c126b00121ef11c6
+checksum=84e36c3fe66862133f5fe229772b76aa2526e10de5014a3778f2fa46ce550da5
 
 # Package build options
 build_options="gir"
 build_options_default="gir"
 
+# non-trivial dbus setup
+do_check() {
+	:
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/systemd
 }