diff --git a/srcpkgs/hydrogen/patches/jack_detection.patch b/srcpkgs/hydrogen/patches/jack_detection.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..152439d3962
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/hydrogen/patches/jack_detection.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Fails to detect jack is version contains another dot, i.e "x.x.x.x"
+
+--- Sconstruct.orig	2013-02-20 15:16:36.035716875 +0100
++++ Sconstruct	2013-02-20 15:16:57.218211973 +0100
+@@ -322,10 +322,11 @@ def get_hydrogen_gui( lib_hydrogen , opt
+ 
+ 
+ def get_jack_api_flags(xenv, pkg_ver):
+-    (major, minor, patch) = pkg_ver.rstrip().split('.')
++    (major, minor, patch, micro) = pkg_ver.rstrip().split('.')
+     major = int(major)
+     minor = int(minor)
+     patch = int(patch)
++    micro = int(micro)
+     rv = ""
+     if (major == 0) and (minor < 102):
+         rv = "-DJACK_NO_BBT_OFFSET"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/hydrogen/template b/srcpkgs/hydrogen/template
index 0ef6138908b..c1372576595 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/hydrogen/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/hydrogen/template
@@ -1,26 +1,21 @@
 # Template file for 'hydrogen'
 pkgname=hydrogen
-version=0.9.5
-homepage="http://www.hydrogen-music.org/"
-distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-revision=3
-makedepends="scons libsndfile-devel alsa-lib-devel zlib-devel libtar-devel libarchive-devel jack-devel qt-devel"
-fulldepends="desktop-file-utils"
-short_desc="Advanced drum machine for GNU/Linux"
+version=0.9.5.1
+revision=1
+makedepends="pkg-config scons libsndfile-devel libtar-devel
+ libarchive-devel>=3.1.2 jack-devel qt-devel"
+depends="desktop-file-utils"
+short_desc="Advanced drum machine"
 maintainer="davehome <davehome@redthumb.info.tm>"
 license="GPL-2"
-checksum=963c73ef911ec9e7589e502d17df3b794dd027d7e99a36b5115a0bb51389d9c3
-long_desc="
- Hydrogen is an advanced drum machine for GNU/Linux. It's main goal is to
- bring professional yet simple and intuitive pattern-based drum
- programming."
+homepage="http://www.hydrogen-music.org/"
+distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=ebe105fec9ce8e2129f9e1bb5bfe675f1c7143a80babda40620cb3ef9eb97ebb
 
 # XXX LASH Support
-
-
 do_build() {
-	scons lrdf=0 jack=1 alsa=1 lash=0 portaudio=0 portmidi=0 \
-		oss=1 gui=1 libarchive=1 debug=0 prefix=/usr
+	QTDIR=/usr scons lrdf=0 jack=1 alsa=1 lash=0 portaudio=0 portmidi=0 \
+		oss=1 gui=1 libarchive=1 debug=1 prefix=/usr
 }
 
 do_install() {