diff --git a/audio/qjackctl/qjackctl.SlackBuild b/audio/qjackctl/qjackctl.SlackBuild
index 7ffd2edb27..8fc5bb12b5 100644
--- a/audio/qjackctl/qjackctl.SlackBuild
+++ b/audio/qjackctl/qjackctl.SlackBuild
@@ -25,13 +25,15 @@
 # OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
 # ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
+# 20201218 bkw: update for v0.9.0.
+
 # 20200204 bkw:
 # - take over maintenance
 # - update for v0.6.1
 # - fix French man page
 
 PRGNAM=qjackctl
-VERSION=${VERSION:-0.6.1}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-0.9.0}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
@@ -74,6 +76,10 @@ chown -R root:root .
 find -L .  -perm /111 -a \! -perm 755 -a -exec chmod 755 {} \+ -o \
         \! -perm /111 -a \! -perm 644 -a -exec chmod 644 {} \+
 
+# 20201218 bkw: it's tripping over qt4's qmake, so force the issue:
+sed -i 's|\<qmake,|qmake-qt5,|' configure.ac
+autoreconf -if
+
 CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 ./configure \
   --prefix=/usr \
diff --git a/audio/qjackctl/qjackctl.info b/audio/qjackctl/qjackctl.info
index ca3857d324..4b9fa65c97 100644
--- a/audio/qjackctl/qjackctl.info
+++ b/audio/qjackctl/qjackctl.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="qjackctl"
-VERSION="0.6.1"
+VERSION="0.9.0"
 HOMEPAGE="http://qjackctl.sourceforge.net/"
-DOWNLOAD="https://sourceforge.net/projects/qjackctl/files/qjackctl/0.6.1/qjackctl-0.6.1.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="738984a015119e5853beccca1cbf5124"
+DOWNLOAD="https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/qjackctl/qjackctl/0.9.0/qjackctl-0.9.0.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="e43b4c07ff2e1d86416d10838b8accfd"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="qt5 jack"