diff --git a/x11/misc/xkeyboard-config/actions.py b/x11/misc/xkeyboard-config/actions.py
index 9cf1e3b3d5..fd3cf5d73a 100644
--- a/x11/misc/xkeyboard-config/actions.py
+++ b/x11/misc/xkeyboard-config/actions.py
@@ -5,16 +5,18 @@
 
 from pisi.actionsapi import autotools
 from pisi.actionsapi import pisitools
+from pisi.actionsapi import mesontools
 from pisi.actionsapi import get
 
 def setup():
-    autotools.configure("--enable-compat-rules \
-                         --with-xkb-rules-symlink=xorg")
+    mesontools.configure("-Dcompat-rules=true \
+                          -Dxorg-rules-symlinks=true")
+
 
 def build():
-    autotools.make()
+    mesontools.build()
 
 def install():
-    autotools.rawInstall("DESTDIR=%s" % get.installDIR())
+    mesontools.install()
 
     pisitools.dodoc("AUTHORS", "ChangeLog", "COPYING", "README*", "NEWS")
diff --git a/x11/misc/xkeyboard-config/pspec.xml b/x11/misc/xkeyboard-config/pspec.xml
index d0c5124470..30f18149ff 100644
--- a/x11/misc/xkeyboard-config/pspec.xml
+++ b/x11/misc/xkeyboard-config/pspec.xml
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
         <IsA>data</IsA>
         <Summary>X keyboard configuration database</Summary>
         <Description>xkeyboard-config aims to provide consistent and well-structured X keyboard configuration data for X Window System implementations.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="68e2eea28c0511bfa828f5837815329e5f227c93" type="tarbz2">mirrors://xorg/individual/data/xkeyboard-config/xkeyboard-config-2.32.tar.bz2</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="031954b5101c20f842f4505a91cee0062fe9185f" type="tarxz">mirrors://xorg/individual/data/xkeyboard-config/xkeyboard-config-2.35.1.tar.xz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
+            <Dependency>meson</Dependency>
             <Dependency>intltool</Dependency>
             <Dependency>xorg-proto</Dependency>
             <Dependency>xorg-app</Dependency>
@@ -52,6 +53,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="12">
+            <Date>2022-02-09</Date>
+            <Version>2.35.1</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>
+            <Email>muscnsl@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="11">
             <Date>2021-06-10</Date>
             <Version>2.32</Version>