diff --git a/srcpkgs/vte3/patches/fix-W_EXITCODE.patch b/srcpkgs/vte3/patches/fix-W_EXITCODE.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ac89311e778
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/vte3/patches/fix-W_EXITCODE.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Source: https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/mesos-reviews/201610.mbox/%3C20161014170728.1720.54446@reviews.apache.org%3E
+Upstream: No
+Reason: fixes compilation with musl that doesn't define W* macros.
+
+--- src/widget.cc
++++ src/widget.cc
+@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
+ #include "vtegtk.hh"
+ #include "debug.h"
+ 
++#ifndef W_EXITCODE
++#define W_EXITCODE(ret, sig)  ((ret) << 8 | (sig))
++#endif
++
+ using namespace std::literals;
+ 
+ namespace vte {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/vte3/template b/srcpkgs/vte3/template
index 859d0609c47..0366cff6c86 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vte3/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vte3/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Template build file for 'vte3'.
+# Template file for 'vte3'
 pkgname=vte3
-version=0.52.2
+version=0.54.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc="vte-${version}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ makedepends="gnutls-devel gtk+3-devel pcre2-devel"
 depends="vte"
 short_desc="Terminal widget with improved accessibility and I18N support"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.eu>"
-license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
-homepage="http://www.gnome.org"
+license="GPL-3.0-or-later, LGPL-2.1-or-later, LGPL-3.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Terminal/VTE"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/vte/${version%.*}/vte-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=0f2657cef52accbfe56feede553155552d7c1984b1291838af3cb8cfc19b26af
+checksum=ae09697006300d61a8de0c7ecebe0b36959179e5329a124f5ba2f45684dfa523
 
 # Suppress warnings as errors for NULL format strings (musl libc)
 CXXFLAGS="-Wno-error=format="