diff --git a/srcpkgs/xtruss/template b/srcpkgs/xtruss/template
index 5a6d43b3587..450de0ade11 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xtruss/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xtruss/template
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 # Template file for 'xtruss'
 pkgname=xtruss
-version=20210225.2addd50
+version=20210911.854c36a
 revision=1
-build_style=gnu-configure
+build_style=cmake
+hostmakedepends="halibut"
 short_desc="Easy-to-use X protocol tracing program"
 maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/xtruss/"
 distfiles="http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=ac42936298f45d024287c896dbf5956b6d261c76cfabb4de67066f21b688e393
+checksum=94609812c613477201048e10757d185fe2e9e08f42949249e4ea713bce843f04
+
+CFLAGS="-UNDEBUG"
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENCE LICENSE