diff --git a/srcpkgs/spotify/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/spotify/INSTALL
index 4de56d094c..26606e3422 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/spotify/INSTALL
+++ b/srcpkgs/spotify/INSTALL
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if test "$ACTION" = "post"; then
                 echo "${SCHECKSUM}  spotify-client_${SVERSION}.deb" >checksum
                 sha256sum -c checksum || exit 1
                 ar x "spotify-client_${SVERSION}.deb"
-                tar xzf data.tar.gz 2>/dev/null
+                tar xf data.tar.xz
         ) || {
                 echo Error while extracting;
                 rm -r "$_BUILDDIR";
diff --git a/srcpkgs/spotify/template b/srcpkgs/spotify/template
index 3e608272d2..394463056f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/spotify/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/spotify/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'spotify'.
 pkgname=spotify
 version=0.9
-revision=5
+revision=6
 short_desc="Proprietary music streaming client"
 maintainer="Stefan Mühlinghaus <jazzman@alphabreed.com>"
 homepage="https://www.spotify.com"
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ checksum="d5f88d9f41a46953dc250cdb8575129b37ee2208401b7fa338c897f667c7fb33"
 depends="binutils qt gtk+ nss GConf libXScrnSaver"
 
 if test "${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE}" = "x86_64"; then
-	_sversion=".11.27.g2b1a638.81-1_amd64"
-	_schecksum="4f93776cac562f622e635c64fa61ee46cb9bdfbda0a2aff0905acf007894d479"
+	_sversion=".17.1.g9b85d43.7-1_amd64"
+	_schecksum="717a878bcfa495852d19ac34bb4b0fa1b2f063ab94547defd32725d1dec10775"
 	distfiles+=" http://seblu.net/a/arm/packages/g/gtk2/gtk2-2.24.24-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz"
 	checksum+=" 53a7a400050d5c16585fa19f587da9639f05970fd703dc4c6482f9ceb6ccbaee"
 	depends+=" pango-xft"