diff --git a/srcpkgs/timidity/template b/srcpkgs/timidity/template
index 947547f113..859e21578d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/timidity/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/timidity/template
@@ -1,29 +1,28 @@
 # Template file for 'timidity'
-pkgname="timidity"
-version="2.14.0"
-revision=2
-build_style=gnu-configure
+pkgname=timidity
+version=2.15.0
+revision=1
 wrksrc="TiMidity++-${version}"
-short_desc="A MIDI to WAVE converter and player"
-maintainer="David <kalichakra@zoho.com>"
-license="GPL-2"
-homepage="http://timidity.sourceforge.net"
-distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/TiMidity++-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum="abf0c8367959e85c9e635b8fbd5183fc27bd380e0ef5e45de4158784538c86fc"
-
+build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--with-default-path=/etc/timidity
+ --enable-audio=alsa,oss,ao,vorbis,flac --enable-server
+ --enable-alsaseq=yes --enable-network
+ --enable-gtk --enable-ncurses"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="alsa-lib-devel libvorbis-devel libao-devel libflac-devel
  libX11-devel gtk+-devel ncurses-devel"
-
-configure_args="--with-default-path=/etc/timidity \
-		--enable-audio=alsa,oss,ao,vorbis,flac --enable-server \
-		--enable-alsaseq=yes --enable-network \
-		--enable-gtk --enable-ncurses"
+short_desc="MIDI to WAVE converter and player"
+maintainer="David <kalichakra@zoho.com>"
+license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
+homepage="http://timidity.sourceforge.net"
+distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/timidity/TiMidity++-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=9eaf4fadb0e19eb8e35cd4ac16142d604c589e43d0e8798237333697e6381d39
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	*-musl) broken="build finishes, but timidity segfaults right after execution";;
 esac
 
-if [ -n ${CROSS_BUILD} ]; then
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	# check for va_copy runs test program; assume no for target
 	configure_args+=" lib_cv_va_copy=no lib_cv___va_copy=no lib_cv_va_val_copy=no"
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/timidity/update b/srcpkgs/timidity/update
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c220dc831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/timidity/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pkgname=TiMidity++