diff --git a/srcpkgs/libass/template b/srcpkgs/libass/template
index 13d6db5650c..4ebca9df766 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libass/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libass/template
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 # Template build file for 'libass.
 pkgname=libass
-version=0.12.2
+version=0.12.3
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="yasm pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="automake libtool yasm pkg-config"
 makedepends="enca-devel fontconfig-devel fribidi-devel harfbuzz-devel"
 short_desc="A portable library for SSA/ASS subtitles rendering"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="https://code.google.com/p/libass/"
 license="MIT"
-distfiles="https://github.com/libass/libass/releases/download/${version}/libass-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=b9288f9b30facb01aa8030d684ac341073dca7fc5dc3c1cec93d59567cb085a3
+distfiles="https://github.com/libass/libass/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=70c0650acd0ba854cde0372a5d29d1434c0831d34afa9dc44be9d36df5defda6
 
+pre_configure() {
+	autoreconf -fi
+}
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING
 }