diff --git a/srcpkgs/marco/template b/srcpkgs/marco/template
index 8323c01f9dc..bc7b8578f23 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/marco/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/marco/template
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 # Template file for 'marco'
 pkgname=marco
-version=1.26.2
+version=1.28.1
 revision=1
-build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--disable-static --enable-startup-notification --disable-schemas-compile"
-hostmakedepends="gdk-pixbuf-devel zenity pkg-config itstool intltool"
-makedepends="libXt-devel libcanberra-devel libgtop-devel
- libnotify-devel mate-desktop-devel libXpresent-devel libXres-devel"
+build_style=meson
+hostmakedepends="gdk-pixbuf-devel zenity pkg-config gettext glib-devel"
+makedepends="libcanberra-devel libgtop-devel libSM-devel libXcursor-devel
+ startup-notification-devel libX11-devel pango-devel gtk+3-devel libglib-devel
+ libXcomposite-devel libXrender-devel libXrandr-devel libXinerama-devel
+ mate-desktop-devel libXpresent-devel libXres-devel"
 depends="zenity"
 short_desc="Window manager for MATE"
 maintainer="skmpz <dem.procopiou@gmail.com>"
@@ -14,7 +15,8 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://mate-desktop.org"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mate-desktop/marco/master/NEWS"
 distfiles="https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${version%.*}/marco-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=12f1a254fe1072f0304884711e089a5682780a011593402ed38de6b9480e07a3
+checksum=2496e5e40ee980cd6849493ac3e0f8fd0dec8b81c674da8d9ba19a577f0ac2e1
+make_check=no # timeout
 
 libmarco_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - runtime library"