diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-lz4/template b/srcpkgs/python-lz4/template
index 644e611fa35..4ec4eb8fc68 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-lz4/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-lz4/template
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 # Template file for 'python-lz4'
 pkgname=python-lz4
-version=0.7.0
+version=0.8.1
 revision=1
 wrksrc=lz4-${version}
 build_style=python-module
 python_versions="2.7 3.4"
-hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3.4-setuptools"
-makedepends="python-devel python3.4-devel"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config python-setuptools python3.4-setuptools"
+makedepends="python-devel python3.4-devel lz4-devel"
 short_desc="LZ4 bindings for Python2"
 maintainer="Oliver Kiddle <okiddle@yahoo.co.uk>"
 license="3-clause-BSD"
-homepage="https://github.com/steeve/python-lz4"
-distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/l/lz4/lz4-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=cd225744298568fd217577fc14a326a24835412374dadb5060db48f1af43eb48
+homepage="https://github.com/python-lz4/python-lz4"
+distfiles="https://pypi.python.org/packages/63/a5/6fe9d19f5ecd3918c48408f6e14e0cbb87a171dc33ed64cfb93e93229ef5/lz4-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=38fde16bd9a3c8988b822e3e77b6c69ae35de0d736e2b7f13d691680f363abd3
 
 pre_build() {
 	sed '/nose/ d' -i setup.py