diff --git a/srcpkgs/mate-desktop/template b/srcpkgs/mate-desktop/template
index 7fd7367d62d..9d9b77b8e2a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mate-desktop/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mate-desktop/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'mate-desktop'
 pkgname=mate-desktop
-version=1.8.0
+version=1.8.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-gtk=2.0 --disable-static --enable-mpaste
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="LGPL-3"
 homepage="http://mate-desktop.org"
 distfiles="http://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/1.8/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=482e7bc4d77e45c03505a899a07b8107f33832b22d59c40f342d5695f789bd17
+checksum=a4e1316f9468150e30495b54024fbc9f98e12cc7f9750d972f5457f13ca908f3
 
 mate-desktop-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"