diff --git a/srcpkgs/ejabberd/template b/srcpkgs/ejabberd/template
index 8b08939bc8..08e77d0db2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ejabberd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ejabberd/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'ejabberd'
 pkgname=ejabberd
-version=17.08
+version=17.09
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-odbc --enable-mysql --enable-pgsql --enable-pam
@@ -8,16 +8,17 @@ configure_args="--enable-odbc --enable-mysql --enable-pgsql --enable-pam
 conf_files="/etc/ejabberd/*"
 hostmakedepends="automake erlang git"
 makedepends="libressl-devel libyaml-devel expat-devel zlib-devel pam-devel
- $(vopt_if sqlite sqlite-devel)"
+ $(vopt_if sqlite sqlite-devel) gd-devel"
 depends="erlang"
 short_desc="Robust and massively scalable XMPP platform"
 maintainer="Toyam Cox <Vaelatern@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="https://www.process-one.net/en/ejabberd/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/processone/ejabberd/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=3032e4d415a8da038628e02bd763f37aca1a5ae73d1fa2e6fb5b4d2006a70357
+checksum=8ca4195b735c71d61cc213d5f361d018b454db62ba798d93db8f77c5d9b655e0
 
 build_options="sqlite"
+build_options_default="sqlite"
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	makedepends+=" erlang"