diff --git a/srcpkgs/mercurial/template b/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
index cdc27eb134b..3cb60ee8e93 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
@@ -1,19 +1,16 @@
 # Template file for 'mercurial'
 pkgname=mercurial
-version=2.6.1
+version=2.8
 revision=1
 build_style=python-module
+hostmakedepends="python-devel"
 makedepends="python-devel"
 short_desc="Fast, lightweight source control management system"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://mercurial.selenic.com"
 distfiles="${homepage}/release/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=b6413aa339fd91a86288df7cf4f9db9bf3443b1ff55e8118530fdb9e8c788e64
-
-if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	hostmakedepends="python-devel"
-fi
+checksum=ff741754f6160e24278ba74afbde2afd4d5cb5ab532b69734629cce68bbe16ef
 
 post_install() {
 	vmkdir usr/share/man/man1