diff --git a/srcpkgs/tmux/template b/srcpkgs/tmux/template
index bfe46801f47..d09b099fa15 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tmux/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tmux/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'tmux'
 pkgname=tmux
-version=1.9
+version=1.9a
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 makedepends="ncurses-devel libevent-devel"
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://tmux.sourceforge.net"
 license="MIT"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/tmux/tmux-$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=3ee6ca093513aca816e9d3cc62f9f2ab89b1d2a5a237ed967957ebedd99a1e27
+checksum=c5e3b22b901cf109b20dab54a4a651f0471abd1f79f6039d79b250d21c2733f5