diff --git a/srcpkgs/flashrom/template b/srcpkgs/flashrom/template
index b9bb606268d..4ac2c6f46d7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/flashrom/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/flashrom/template
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 # Template file for 'flashrom'
 pkgname=flashrom
-version=0.9.7
-revision=2
+version=0.9.8
+revision=1
 short_desc="utility for identifying, reading, writing, verifying and erasing flash chips"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-makedepends="pciutils-devel"
+makedepends="pciutils-devel libusb-compat-devel"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 homepage="http://www.flashrom.org"
 license="MIT/X11"
 distfiles=http://download.flashrom.org/releases/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2
-checksum=5a55212d00791981a9a1cb0cdca9d9e58bea6d399864251e7b410b4d3d6137e9
+checksum=13dc7c895e583111ecca370363a3527d237d178a134a94b20db7df177c05f934
 
 do_build() {
 	make PREFIX=/usr ${makejobs} \