diff --git a/srcpkgs/libXfont/template b/srcpkgs/libXfont/template
index 9f0bb147aa4..3d36d99714a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libXfont/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libXfont/template
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # Template build file for 'libXfont'.
 pkgname=libXfont
-version=1.4.7
+version=1.4.8
 revision=1
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="xproto xtrans fontcacheproto fontsproto freetype-devel libfontenc-devel"
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--disable-devel-docs"
+configure_args="--disable-devel-docs --disable-silent-rules"
 short_desc="X font Library"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://xorg.freedesktop.org/"
 license="MIT"
 distfiles="${XORG_SITE}/lib/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
-checksum=d16ea3541835d296b19cfb05d7e64fc62173d8e7eb93284402ec761b951d1543
+checksum=5568d4febf790fb250fb8d4ecf1f389a428eb545a79fb2abe9c82f652d14d005
 
 post_install() {
 	vinstall COPYING 644 usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}