diff --git a/srcpkgs/fluidsynth/template b/srcpkgs/fluidsynth/template
index 5c1974e1a1a..b5b4f0a5c4c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fluidsynth/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fluidsynth/template
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'fluidsynth'
 pkgname=fluidsynth
 version=1.1.7
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=cmake
-configure_args="-DLIB_SUFFIX="
+configure_args="-DLIB_SUFFIX=
+ -DDEFAULT_SOUNDFONT:STRING=/usr/share/soundfonts/default.sf2"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="glib-devel jack-devel pulseaudio-devel readline-devel libsndfile-devel"
 short_desc="Real-time software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications"