diff --git a/srcpkgs/vice/template b/srcpkgs/vice/template
index 16e0ce66098..20d14aa3438 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vice/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vice/template
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # Template file for 'vice'
 pkgname=vice
-version=2.4.10
+version=2.4.18
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-sdlui"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config bdftopcf mkfontdir"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config bdftopcf mkfontdir flex"
 makedepends="zlib-devel readline-devel libpng-devel giflib-devel SDL-devel"
 short_desc="Emulator for C64, C128, CBM-II, PET, VIC20, Plus4 and C16"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://vice-emu.sourceforge.net/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/vice-emu/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=e89ebd99481398b7667d8f3d8ca99d3f3060d54d658a1b23a46ae981226cd0ba
+checksum=6c780f8f253595c38f978afdb733864f17eb47d36c65fead0404b63056dadf18
 
 # Package build options
 build_options="pulseaudio"