diff --git a/srcpkgs/libaom/template b/srcpkgs/libaom/template
index 7e9efcb8887..3b9e3c97cd3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libaom/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libaom/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libaom'
 pkgname=libaom
-version=3.7.1
+version=3.8.1
 revision=1
 create_wrksrc=yes
 build_style=cmake
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ homepage="https://aomedia.org/"
 changelog="https://aomedia.googlesource.com/aom/+/master/CHANGELOG"
 distfiles="https://aomedia.googlesource.com/aom/+archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 # unstable checksum use content hash
-checksum=@0d7a8c9863f705816fb3ecebbefe9976c6c20b7872b98a67d038cd1c4e56da9d
-make_check=extended # takes a lot of time
+checksum=@13b60e1dc7adacc9f62acf584de37b9c1774bff89b34bccd1a4a87f957a6e170
+make_check=no # downloads stuff
 
 # aom segfaults with default musl stack size
 LDFLAGS="-Wl,-z,stack-size=2097152"