diff --git a/srcpkgs/tectonic/template b/srcpkgs/tectonic/template
index 46a20c67fa7..b88efab873d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tectonic/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tectonic/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'tectonic'
 pkgname=tectonic
-version=0.1.8
-revision=2
+version=0.1.9
+revision=1
 hostmakedepends="cargo pkg-config"
 makedepends="harfbuzz-devel libressl-devel"
 short_desc="Modernized, complete, self-contained TeX/LaTeX engine"
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@ maintainer="Chinmay Pai <chinmaydpai@gmail.com>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://tectonic-typesetting.github.io"
 distfiles="https://github.com/tectonic-typesetting/${pkgname}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=e979988f89714e04e45caa894796ebce66e4ecba05bad8a9af0c323f574ed6af
+checksum=970e05348d4307108ac5fef5c29dbdb988b98bee7d2732fa84c6f5d5f5865b71
 nocross=yes
 
 do_build() {
-	cargo update --package openssl-sys --precise 0.9.28
-	cargo build --release
+	cargo build --release ${makejobs}
 }
 
 do_check() {