diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-scipy/template b/srcpkgs/python-scipy/template
index ffb9fafab78..c3f0f9cf399 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-scipy/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-scipy/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-scipy'
 pkgname=python-scipy
-version=0.16.0
+version=0.16.1
 revision=1
 wrksrc="scipy-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.scipy.org/"
 license="3-clause-BSD"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/s/scipy/scipy-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=92592f40097098f3fdbe7f5855d535b29bb16719c2bb59c728bce5e7a28790e0
-nocross=yes
+checksum=ecd1efbb1c038accb0516151d1e6679809c6010288765eb5da6051550bf52260
 
 export ATLAS=None
 export FFLAGS="-fPIC"