diff --git a/srcpkgs/vile/template b/srcpkgs/vile/template
index 85d41eb112..6cc0b35b09 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vile/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vile/template
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 # Template file for 'vile'
 pkgname=vile
-version=9.8q
-revision=2
+version=9.8r
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-stripping"
+hostmakedepends="flex"
 makedepends="ncurses-devel"
 short_desc="Text editor which is extremely compatible with vi like emacs"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://invisible-island.net/vile/vile.html"
 distfiles="ftp://invisible-island.net/vile/current/vile-${version}.tgz"
-checksum=366b2b18ea25e55e7b9b6cc1d2b752f0a4fdc453a0a18aedd5773f456e782307
+checksum=f36093551178b10c7c34cd514503fcc4d03fedd19c1eba7845b876253e48db80
 
 post_configure() {
 	sed -i '/^BUILD_/d' makefile