diff --git a/srcpkgs/ponyc/template b/srcpkgs/ponyc/template
index f480972decf..70ecd9b770d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ponyc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ponyc/template
@@ -1,19 +1,22 @@
 # Template file for 'ponyc'
 pkgname=ponyc
-version=0.24.4
+version=0.25.0
 revision=1
 only_for_archs="x86_64"
 build_style=gnu-makefile
-hostmakedepends="llvm3.9"
+hostmakedepends="llvm6.0"
 makedepends="zlib-devel ncurses-devel libatomic-devel"
+depends="libatomic-devel"
 short_desc="OO, actor-model, capabilities-secure, high-performance language"
 maintainer="Brian Mitchell <brian@strmpnk.co>"
 license="BSD-2-Clause"
 homepage="https://ponylang.org/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/ponylang/ponyc/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=979e443fa27df7b65c3ac35db47fc0b130608f0745d4fa393c451734343c088d
+checksum=8420d84f178db325934d77dc407a7f98d6bd14b8cf8036e17b41f886f5820cb2
 
 do_build() {
+	sed -i 's/-Werror //' Makefile
+
 	make config=release default_pic=true
 }