diff --git a/srcpkgs/rdesktop/patches/rdesktop-libao.patch b/srcpkgs/rdesktop/patches/rdesktop-libao.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 11bdff66ea..0000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/rdesktop/patches/rdesktop-libao.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
---- rdpsnd_libao.c.ao	2007-10-30 14:57:30.000000000 +0100
-+++ rdpsnd_libao.c	2010-12-02 21:22:39.000000000 +0100
-@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ libao_open(void)
- 	format.channels = 2;
- 	format.rate = 44100;
- 	format.byte_format = AO_FMT_NATIVE;
--
-+	format.matrix = NULL;
- 
- 	o_device = ao_open_live(default_driver, &format, NULL);
- 	if (o_device == NULL)
-@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ libao_set_format(RD_WAVEFORMATEX * pwfx)
- 	format.channels = pwfx->nChannels;
- 	format.rate = 44100;
- 	format.byte_format = AO_FMT_NATIVE;
-+	format.matrix = NULL;
- 
- 	if (o_device != NULL)
- 		ao_close(o_device);
diff --git a/srcpkgs/rdesktop/patches/rdesktop-send_physical_buttons.diff b/srcpkgs/rdesktop/patches/rdesktop-send_physical_buttons.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index faa9e9508d..0000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/rdesktop/patches/rdesktop-send_physical_buttons.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-Index: rdesktop.c
-===================================================================
-RCS file: /cvsroot/rdesktop/rdesktop/rdesktop.c,v
-retrieving revision 1.163
-diff -u -r1.163 rdesktop.c
---- rdesktop.c	5 Apr 2008 06:15:45 -0000	1.163
-+++ rdesktop.c	5 Aug 2008 11:46:04 -0000
-@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
- int g_win_button_size = 0;	/* If zero, disable single app mode */
- RD_BOOL g_bitmap_compression = True;
- RD_BOOL g_sendmotion = True;
-+RD_BOOL g_send_physical_buttons = True;
- RD_BOOL g_bitmap_cache = True;
- RD_BOOL g_bitmap_cache_persist_enable = False;
- RD_BOOL g_bitmap_cache_precache = True;
-@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@
- 	fprintf(stderr, "   -B: use BackingStore of X-server (if available)\n");
- 	fprintf(stderr, "   -e: disable encryption (French TS)\n");
- 	fprintf(stderr, "   -E: disable encryption from client to server\n");
-+	fprintf(stderr, "   -M: do not map logical mouse buttons to physical\n");
- 	fprintf(stderr, "   -m: do not send motion events\n");
- 	fprintf(stderr, "   -C: use private colour map\n");
- 	fprintf(stderr, "   -D: hide window manager decorations\n");
-@@ -450,7 +452,7 @@
- #endif
- 
- 	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv,
--			   VNCOPT "Au:L:d:s:c:p:n:k:g:fbBeEmzCDKS:T:NX:a:x:Pr:045h?")) != -1)
-+			   VNCOPT "Au:L:d:s:c:p:n:k:g:fbBeEMmzCDKS:T:NX:a:x:Pr:045h?")) != -1)
- 	{
- 		switch (c)
- 		{
-@@ -584,6 +586,9 @@
- 			case 'E':
- 				g_packet_encryption = False;
- 				break;
-+			case 'M':
-+				g_send_physical_buttons = False;
-+				break;
- 			case 'm':
- 				g_sendmotion = False;
- 				break;
-Index: xwin.c
-===================================================================
-RCS file: /cvsroot/rdesktop/rdesktop/xwin.c,v
-retrieving revision 1.235
-diff -u -r1.235 xwin.c
---- xwin.c	11 Jul 2008 03:51:23 -0000	1.235
-+++ xwin.c	5 Aug 2008 11:46:06 -0000
-@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
- extern int g_ypos;
- extern int g_pos;
- extern RD_BOOL g_sendmotion;
-+extern RD_BOOL g_send_physical_buttons;
- extern RD_BOOL g_fullscreen;
- extern RD_BOOL g_grab_keyboard;
- extern RD_BOOL g_hide_decorations;
-@@ -2190,7 +2191,8 @@
- 	   receive physical buttons (true in mstsc as well) and
- 	   logical button behavior depends on the remote desktop's own
- 	   mouse settings */
--	xevent.xbutton.button = g_pointer_log_to_phys_map[xevent.xbutton.button - 1];
-+	if (g_send_physical_buttons)
-+		xevent.xbutton.button = g_pointer_log_to_phys_map[xevent.xbutton.button - 1];
- 	button = xkeymap_translate_button(xevent.xbutton.button);
- 	if (button == 0)
- 		return;
-
- 	  	 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/rdesktop/template b/srcpkgs/rdesktop/template
index d1a9b86124..8c5ef1c018 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rdesktop/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rdesktop/template
@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
 # Template file for 'rdesktop'
 pkgname=rdesktop
-version=1.7.1
-revision=2
+version=1.8.0
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--with-debug --with-ipv6 ac_cv_prog_STRIP=/bin/true"
-makedepends="pkg-config openssl-devel libao-devel
- libsamplerate-devel libXrandr-devel"
+# XXX smartcard support
+configure_args="--with-ipv6 --disable-smartcard --with-sound=alsa"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+makedepends="openssl-devel alsa-lib-devel libsamplerate-devel libXrandr-devel libgssglue-devel"
 short_desc="An open source client for Windows Remote Desktop Services"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-3"
 homepage="http://www.rdesktop.org/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=d1ea43adeb23ef1ba425983670372a87cd7560baf8c94ba34215105ed2ef8479
+checksum=1f12562c0dc1c599d1c3d2ac4829d229763744fe7aef879c8eaaa5abae8edcb3
+
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	configure_args+=" --with-openssl=$XBPS_CROSS_BASE/usr"
+fi
 
 rdesktop_package() {
 	pkg_install() {