diff --git a/desktop/slock/config.mk.patch b/desktop/slock/config.mk.patch
index b6eba0aee0..fb6b565ac1 100644
--- a/desktop/slock/config.mk.patch
+++ b/desktop/slock/config.mk.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-diff -Nur slock-0.9.orig/config.mk slock-0.9/config.mk
---- slock-0.9.orig/config.mk	2008-07-29 13:22:46.000000000 -0500
-+++ slock-0.9/config.mk	2009-07-06 00:50:51.209930578 -0500
+--- slock-1.0.orig/config.mk	2012-02-11 10:51:37.000000000 +0100
++++ slock-1.0/config.mk	2012-02-23 23:03:34.416869615 +0100
 @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  
  # flags
diff --git a/desktop/slock/slock-use_shadow_group.patch b/desktop/slock/slock-use_shadow_group.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 62bc1b8c03..0000000000
--- a/desktop/slock/slock-use_shadow_group.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-Patch by Robby Workman <rworkman@slackbuilds.org>
-This is trivial, and not really ideal, because it hardcodes our
-shadow group's guid (43), but oh well, it works for us. :-)
-
-diff -Nur a/slock.c b/slock.c
---- a/slock.c	2008-07-29 13:22:46.000000000 -0500
-+++ b/slock.c	2009-01-01 02:51:53.815701828 -0600
-@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@
- 
- #ifndef HAVE_BSD_AUTH
- static const char *
--get_password() { /* only run as root */
-+get_password() { /* only run as shadow group - no need for suid root */
- 	const char *rval;
- 	struct passwd *pw;
- 
--	if(geteuid() != 0)
--		die("slock: cannot retrieve password entry (make sure to suid slock)\n");
-+	if(getegid() != 43)
-+		die("slock: cannot retrieve password entry (make sure slock is sgid shadow)\n");
- 	pw = getpwuid(getuid());
- 	endpwent();
- 	rval =  pw->pw_passwd;
diff --git a/desktop/slock/slock.SlackBuild b/desktop/slock/slock.SlackBuild
index 0f31887c72..4b100b2832 100644
--- a/desktop/slock/slock.SlackBuild
+++ b/desktop/slock/slock.SlackBuild
@@ -1,21 +1,33 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-
 # Slackware build script for slock
 
-# Written by Grigorios Bouzakis (grbzks@gmail.com)
-# Modified by Robby Workman <rworkman@slackbuilds.org>
+# Copyright 2007-2012 Grigorios Bouzakis <grbzks@imap.cc>
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any purpose
+# with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright
+# notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
+# INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS AND COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+# DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+# (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+# LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+# ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
+# THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=slock
-VERSION=${VERSION:-0.9}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.0}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
-# Automatically determine the architecture we're building on:
 if [ -z "$ARCH" ]; then
   case "$( uname -m )" in
     i?86) ARCH=i486 ;;
     arm*) ARCH=arm ;;
-    # Unless $ARCH is already set, use uname -m for all other archs:
        *) ARCH=$( uname -m ) ;;
   esac
 fi
@@ -39,6 +51,8 @@ else
   LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
 fi
 
+DOCS="LICENSE README"
+
 set -e
 
 rm -rf $PKG
@@ -57,26 +71,17 @@ find . \
 # This uses our CFLAGS defined above
 sed "s/@SLACKCFLAGS@/$SLKCFLAGS/" $CWD/config.mk.patch | patch -p1
 
-# This makes slock requires sgid shadow instead of suid root
-patch -p1 < $CWD/slock-use_shadow_group.patch
+make PREFIX=/usr X11INC=/usr/include/X11 X11LIB=/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX}/X11
+make install PREFIX=/usr X11INC=/usr/include/X11 X11LIB=/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX}/X11 DESTDIR=$PKG
 
-make \
-  PREFIX=/usr \
-  X11INC=/usr/include/X11 \
-  X11LIB=/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX}/X11
-
-make install \
-  PREFIX=/usr \
-  X11INC=/usr/include/X11 \
-  X11LIB=/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX}/X11 \
-  DESTDIR=$PKG
-
-strip --strip-unneeded $PKG/usr/bin/slock
 chown root:shadow $PKG/usr/bin/slock
 chmod 2755 $PKG/usr/bin/slock
 
+find $PKG -print0 | xargs -0 file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | grep ELF \
+  | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
+
 mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
-cp -a LICENSE README $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cp -a $DOCS $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/install
diff --git a/desktop/slock/slock.info b/desktop/slock/slock.info
index cfdb55aeae..4675f22f47 100644
--- a/desktop/slock/slock.info
+++ b/desktop/slock/slock.info
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 PRGNAM="slock"
-VERSION="0.9"
+VERSION="1.0"
 HOMEPAGE="http://tools.suckless.org/slock"
-DOWNLOAD="http://dl.suckless.org/tools/slock-0.9.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="df342ad129cf2c3b8eb8da9d9d0ab845"
+DOWNLOAD="http://dl.suckless.org/tools/slock-1.0.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="98503f0dae5acc15c90b81ffd423f987"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Grigorios Bouzakis"
-EMAIL="grbzks@gmail.com"
+EMAIL="grbzks@imap.cc"
 APPROVED="rworkman"