diff --git a/srcpkgs/dbus/template b/srcpkgs/dbus/template
index edf7923e7fc..c747eeaf7fa 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dbus/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dbus/template
@@ -1,20 +1,14 @@
 # Template file for 'dbus'
 #
-_systemd_version=208
-
 pkgname=dbus
-version=1.8.6
-revision=3
+version=1.8.8
+revision=1
 short_desc="Message bus system"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://dbus.freedesktop.org/"
-distfiles="
- ${homepage}/releases/dbus/dbus-${version}.tar.gz
- http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/systemd-${_systemd_version}.tar.xz"
-checksum="
- eded83ca007b719f32761e60fd8b9ffd0f5796a4caf455b01b5a5ef740ebd23f
- aa64fa864466fd5727005c55d61c092828b94b4f857272c0b503695022146390"
+distfiles="${homepage}/releases/dbus/dbus-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=dfab263649a979d0fff64a30cac374891a8e9940350e41f3bbd7679af32bd1fd
 
 create_wrksrc=yes
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool gperf xmlto"
@@ -28,6 +22,9 @@ system_accounts="dbus:22"
 build_options="systemd"
 
 if [ "$build_option_systemd" ]; then
+	_systemd_version=208
+	distfiles+=" http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/systemd-${_systemd_version}.tar.xz"
+	checksum+=" aa64fa864466fd5727005c55d61c092828b94b4f857272c0b503695022146390"
 	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 		_systemddir="$XBPS_CROSS_BASE"
 		_confargs="--host=$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET --with-sysroot=$XBPS_CROSS_BASE"