diff --git a/srcpkgs/espeakup/patches/use-with-espeak-ng.patch b/srcpkgs/espeakup/patches/use-with-espeak-ng.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c974d99a66f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/espeakup/patches/use-with-espeak-ng.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- Makefile.orig	2020-12-15 20:40:30.660983776 -0500
++++ Makefile	2020-12-15 20:41:07.473982625 -0500
+@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
+ WARNFLAGS = -Wall
+ CFLAGS += ${DEPFLAGS} ${WARNFLAGS}
+ 
+-LDLIBS = -lespeak -lpthread
++LDLIBS = -lespeak-ng -lpthread
+ 
+ INSTALL = install
+ BINMODE = 0755
diff --git a/srcpkgs/espeakup/template b/srcpkgs/espeakup/template
index aa5e2036295..6cbc9d0da55 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/espeakup/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/espeakup/template
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # Template file for 'espeakup'
 pkgname=espeakup
 version=0.80
-revision=1
-short_desc="A lightweight connector for espeak and speakup"
+revision=2
+build_style="gnu-makefile"
+makedepends="libespeak-ng-devel"
+short_desc="Lightweight connector for espeak and speakup"
 maintainer="Rui Abreu Ferreira <raf-ep@gmx.com>"
-license="GPL-3"
+license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://github.com/williamh/espeakup"
 distfiles="https://github.com/williamh/espeakup/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-makedepends="libespeak-devel"
 checksum="4de284e30b6bdb0f9dee9c8ea02d13a3d20a61415b812338446b8b381e997ef4"
-build_style="gnu-makefile"
 
 post_install() {
 	vsv espeakup