diff --git a/multimedia/lightspark/README b/multimedia/lightspark/README
index 5d48aaefc4..a2343f66ce 100644
--- a/multimedia/lightspark/README
+++ b/multimedia/lightspark/README
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 Lightspark is an open source Flash player implementation for playing
-files in SWF format. Lightspark can run as a web browser plugin or as
-a standalone application.
+files in the SWF format. Lightspark can run as a web browser plugin or
+as a standalone application.
 
-Lightspark supports SWF files written on the newest version of the
-ActionScript language, ActionScript 3.0, which was introduced at the
-same time as Flash player 9.
+Lightspark supports SWF files written on all versions of the
+ActionScript language.
 
 Optional Dependency
 
diff --git a/multimedia/lightspark/lightspark.SlackBuild b/multimedia/lightspark/lightspark.SlackBuild
index 36bc8ea5a9..734d2a164f 100644
--- a/multimedia/lightspark/lightspark.SlackBuild
+++ b/multimedia/lightspark/lightspark.SlackBuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Slackware build script for lightspark
 
-# Copyright 2016-2020 Hunter Sezen California, USA
+# Copyright 2016-2021 Hunter Sezen California, USA
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=lightspark
-VERSION=${VERSION:-0.8.3}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-0.8.4.1}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@ find -L . \
  \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 640 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 \
   -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) -exec chmod 644 {} \;
 
-# don't name scripts 'build'
-mv build build.sh
-
 mkdir -p build
 cd build
   cmake \
@@ -81,12 +78,14 @@ cd build
     -DMANUAL_DIRECTORY=man \
     -DLIB_SUFFIX=${LIBDIRSUFFIX} \
     -DGNASH_EXE_PATH=/usr/bin/gtk-gnash \
-    -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH=TRUE \
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
   make
   make install DESTDIR=$PKG
 cd ..
 
+# lightspark depends on the rpath
+#    -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH=TRUE \
+
 mv -- $PKG/etc/xdg/lightspark.conf $PKG/etc/xdg/lightspark.conf.new
 
 find $PKG -print0 | xargs -0 file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" |
diff --git a/multimedia/lightspark/lightspark.info b/multimedia/lightspark/lightspark.info
index 8f2eac3343..e597dad478 100644
--- a/multimedia/lightspark/lightspark.info
+++ b/multimedia/lightspark/lightspark.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="lightspark"
-VERSION="0.8.3"
+VERSION="0.8.4.1"
 HOMEPAGE="https://lightspark.github.io/"
-DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/lightspark/lightspark/archive/0.8.3/lightspark-0.8.3.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="d9aed3452d00294c668845e99e6a6b97"
+DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/lightspark/lightspark/archive/0.8.4.1/lightspark-0.8.4.1.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="27c1ad450eb1c8f47bd07dbc2ba34a5a"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="ffmpeg rtmpdump SDL2_mixer"