diff --git a/srcpkgs/libevdev/template b/srcpkgs/libevdev/template
index 2d5661dc10b..615d235e070 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libevdev/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libevdev/template
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for 'libevdev'
 pkgname=libevdev
-version=1.4.3
+version=1.4.4
 revision=1
+build_pie=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-gcov"
 hostmakedepends="python"
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libevdev/"
 distfiles="http://freedesktop.org/software/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
-checksum=1c418b26fd78b0e9900872be2f77fb5311c877b34ec5c75efd1b670ed627969b
+checksum=ed9979369b6a6e28f5897d099538549ecffb2b7c00c1b717eb77c31d85bc45a9
 
 libevdev-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"