diff --git a/srcpkgs/9base/template b/srcpkgs/9base/template
index 39325c8556..a670631f0f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/9base/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/9base/template
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for '9base'
 pkgname=9base
-version=6.0.20170806
+version=6.0.20190911
 revision=1
-_githash=09e95a2d6f8dbafc6601147b2f5f150355813be6
+_githash=63916da7bd6d73d9a405ce83fc4ca34845667cce
 wrksrc="9base-${_githash}"
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 # we use byacc instead of internal version
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ short_desc="Revived minimalist port of Plan 9 userland to Unix"
 maintainer='Tai Chi Minh Ralph Eastwood <tcmreastwood@gmail.com>'
 license="custom"
 homepage="http://git.suckless.org/9base"
-distfiles="https://distfiles.voidlinux.de/9base-${_githash}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=57640696d65a8acbaca5417f1db1dea5ebbc694e8bed0d4ee8a3229f4800dddd
+# Checked out from http://git.suckless.org/9base/ and created tarball with 'git archive'.
+distfiles="https://distfiles.voidlinux.de/9base-${_githash}.tar.gz"
+checksum=bb8cd1e0060824914839fd090353971862a1025ae4b8ea5d1e99618ddd1b160f
 conflicts="plan9port"
 provides="plan9port-20160418_4"