diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbacklight/template b/srcpkgs/xbacklight/template
index 21bb317dfa5..dee1e63e8df 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbacklight/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbacklight/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'xbacklight'
 pkgname=xbacklight
-version=1.2.3
+version=1.2.4
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ short_desc="Adjust backlight brightness using RandR extension"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="http://xorg.freedesktop.org"
-distfiles="${XORG_SITE}/app/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
-checksum=3a27f324777ae99fee476cfb2f064576fb8cba4eb77f97cda37adda1c1d39ade
+distfiles="${XORG_SITE}/app/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
+checksum=d4c30b0e6f18c82f387585a737ee3b72d468c927892b08a898c41bc12248e8ee
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING