diff --git a/srcpkgs/flake8/template b/srcpkgs/flake8/template
index 0b25cc3d91..a052f43117 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/flake8/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/flake8/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'flake8'
 pkgname=flake8
-version=2.4.0
+version=2.4.1
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 build_style=python-module
@@ -12,8 +12,12 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://gitlab.com/pycqa/flake8"
 license="MIT"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/f/flake8/flake8-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=d26a9d0252da9f831b8277b824961bb10b1f9d79f4752d32e4814b7bcd1e089b
+checksum=2e7ebbe59d8c85e626e36d99f0db2f578394313d3f7ce9dc9f1da57ef6cd7537
 
+pre_build() {
+	# allow pep8 1.6.2, patched
+	sed -i '/pep8/s|, != 1.6.2||' setup.py
+}
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }