diff --git a/python/python3-ujson/python3-ujson.SlackBuild b/python/python3-ujson/python3-ujson.SlackBuild
index 1ccdbb90c6..36c424a51d 100644
--- a/python/python3-ujson/python3-ujson.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/python3-ujson/python3-ujson.SlackBuild
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=python3-ujson
 SRCNAM=${PRGNAM#python3-*}
-VERSION=${VERSION:-5.8.0}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-5.9.0}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
@@ -48,23 +48,6 @@ TMP=${TMP:-/tmp/SBo}
 PKG=$TMP/package-$PRGNAM
 OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp}
 
-if [ "$ARCH" = "i586" ]; then
-  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i586 -mtune=i686"
-  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
-elif [ "$ARCH" = "i686" ]; then
-  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mtune=i686"
-  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
-elif [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
-  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"
-  LIBDIRSUFFIX="64"
-elif [ "$ARCH" = "aarch64" ]; then
-  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"
-  LIBDIRSUFFIX="64"
-else
-  SLKCFLAGS="-O2"
-  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
-fi
-
 set -e
 
 rm -rf $PKG
diff --git a/python/python3-ujson/python3-ujson.info b/python/python3-ujson/python3-ujson.info
index e66ba80350..7b1a470878 100644
--- a/python/python3-ujson/python3-ujson.info
+++ b/python/python3-ujson/python3-ujson.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="python3-ujson"
-VERSION="5.8.0"
+VERSION="5.9.0"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/ultrajson/ultrajson"
-DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/u/ujson/ujson-5.8.0.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="abbe10d7b5a03c4fd8061b1f3ce5d2c1"
+DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/u/ujson/ujson-5.9.0.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="708ef70a2575d28ba739f2ecbc2976e9"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="python3-build python3-wheel"