diff --git a/srcpkgs/weechat/template b/srcpkgs/weechat/template
index 512c9e886c3..cb904fa11da 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/weechat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/weechat/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'weechat'
 pkgname=weechat
-version=4.4.3
+version=4.4.4
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DENABLE_MAN=ON -DENABLE_PERL=ON
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://www.weechat.org"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/weechat/weechat/master/CHANGELOG.md"
 distfiles="https://www.weechat.org/files/src/weechat-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=295612f8dc24af28c918257d3014eb53342a5d077d5e3d9a3eadf303bd8febfa
+checksum=a8f4bb768c3d6ac3ea1eb4e6dc7a7bb2ee19b734a72cc58e063476dae8f3d077
 lib32disabled=yes
 
 subpackages="weechat-aspell weechat-devel weechat-ruby weechat-python weechat-tcl weechat-lua weechat-perl"
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	 -DPERL_CFLAGS=-I$_perlpath
 	 -DPERL_LFLAGS=-L$_perlpath"
 fi
+pre_configure() {
+	configure_args+=" -DRuby_CONFIG_INCLUDE_DIR=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/$(pkg-config --variable=rubyarchhdrdir ruby-3.3)"
+}
 
 weechat-aspell_package() {
 	lib32disabled=yes