diff --git a/srcpkgs/x264/template b/srcpkgs/x264/template
index d853b8c510a..bd3b9388eba 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/x264/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/x264/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'x264'
 pkgname=x264
-_snap_date=20091229
+_snap_date=20090416
 _snap_rev=2245
 version="${_snap_date}.${_snap_rev}"
 wrksrc="x264-snapshot-${_snap_date}-${_snap_rev}"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ configure_args="--enable-pthread --enable-pic --enable-shared"
 make_install_args="bindir=/usr/bin libdir=/usr/lib includedir=/usr/include"
 short_desc="Free library for encoding H264/AVC video streams"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=1f2809bfed1b93244bb7cfefc79986cf14882e4d9c33bf3f5b001b7d426c299b
+checksum=e999c3caac3d6e6468809a08bbea20b5864f2baa5d19d00d32abf67665855b47
 long_desc="
  Development version of x264, a high quality H.264 codec."