diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-matplotlib/template b/srcpkgs/python3-matplotlib/template
index 5a649762c37..13f9b255ad1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-matplotlib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-matplotlib/template
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-matplotlib'
 pkgname=python3-matplotlib
-version=3.8.4
+version=3.9.0
 revision=1
 build_style=python3-pep517
-build_helper="numpy"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config python3-setuptools_scm python3-certifi
- python3-numpy python3-pybind11 python3-wheel"
+build_helper="meson numpy"
+make_build_args="-Csetup-args=-Dsystem-freetype=true
+ -Csetup-args=-Dsystem-qhull=true"
+hostmakedepends="python3-meson-python pkg-config python3-setuptools_scm
+ python3-numpy python3-pybind11"
 makedepends="python3-devel freetype-devel libpng-devel libqhull-devel python3-pybind11"
 depends="python3-cycler fonttools python3-kiwisolver python3-numpy
  python3-packaging python3-Pillow python3-parsing python3-dateutil
@@ -16,20 +18,11 @@ license="custom:matplotlib, BSD-3-Clause, MIT"
 homepage="https://matplotlib.org/"
 changelog="https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/releases"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/m/matplotlib/matplotlib-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=8aac397d5e9ec158960e31c381c5ffc52ddd52bd9a47717e2a694038167dffea
+checksum=e6d29ea6c19e34b30fb7d88b7081f869a03014f66fe06d62cc77d5a6ea88ed7a
 replaces="python3-matplotlib-data>=0"
 # Comparison of images is too frail for validation
 make_check="no"
 
-pre_build() {
-	cat <<-EOF > mplsetup.cfg
-	[libs]
-	system_freetype = true
-	system_qhull = true
-	EOF
-	vsed -e "s|'-flto'|'-flto=auto'|" -i setup.py
-}
-
 post_install() {
 	vdoc "${FILESDIR}/README.voidlinux"
 	vlicense LICENSE/LICENSE