diff --git a/multimedia/misc/openexr/actions.py b/multimedia/misc/openexr/actions.py
index f681132891..7bba39dd7c 100644
--- a/multimedia/misc/openexr/actions.py
+++ b/multimedia/misc/openexr/actions.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ from pisi.actionsapi import get
 def setup():
     pisitools.flags.add("-pthread -I/usr/include/OpenEXR -I/usr/include/libdrm")
     pisitools.ldflags.add("-lImath -lHalf -lIex -lIexMath -lIlmThread -lpthread")
+    
+    shelltools.cd("OpenEXR")
     shelltools.system("./bootstrap")
     autotools.configure("--enable-shared \
                          --disable-static")
@@ -19,12 +21,15 @@ def setup():
     pisitools.dosed("libtool", " -shared ", " -Wl,-O1,--as-needed -shared ")
 
 def build():
+    shelltools.cd("OpenEXR")
     autotools.make()
 
 def install():
+    shelltools.cd("OpenEXR")
     # documents and examples go to "/usr/share/OpenEXR" without these parameters
     docdir = "/usr/share/doc/%s" % get.srcNAME()
     examplesdir = "%s/examples" % docdir
     autotools.rawInstall("DESTDIR=%s docdir=%s examplesdir=%s" % (get.installDIR(), docdir, examplesdir))
-
-    pisitools.dodoc("AUTHORS", "ChangeLog","NEWS", "README","LICENSE")
+    
+    shelltools.cd("..")
+    pisitools.dodoc("README*","LICENSE*")
diff --git a/multimedia/misc/openexr/pspec.xml b/multimedia/misc/openexr/pspec.xml
index 84f020d2aa..2865729b88 100644
--- a/multimedia/misc/openexr/pspec.xml
+++ b/multimedia/misc/openexr/pspec.xml
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Summary>A high dynamic-range (HDR) image file format library</Summary>
         <Description>OpenEXR is a high dynamic-range (HDR) image file format  for use in computer imaging applications. OpenEXR's features include: Higher dynamic range and color precision than existing 8- and 10-bit image file formats; support for 16-bit floating-point, 32-bit floating-point, and 32-bit integer pixels; multiple lossless image compression algorithms; extensibility.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="585cf77cdc3dc0d9d71531dfa747c4a11c5ec9e8" type="targz">http://download.savannah.nongnu.org/releases/openexr/openexr-2.2.1.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="29ca69ddea74aa14a580140646adeea1e0427842" type="targz">https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/archive/v2.5.3.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
-            <Dependency versionFrom="2.2.1">ilmbase-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency versionFrom="2.5.3">ilmbase-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>zlib-devel</Dependency>
-            <Dependency>mesa-glu-devel</Dependency>
+<!--             <Dependency>mesa-glu-devel</Dependency> -->
         </BuildDependencies>
     </Source>
 
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="6">
+            <Date>2020-09-20</Date>
+            <Version>2.5.3</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>
+            <Email>muscnsl@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="5">
             <Date>2020-01-19</Date>
             <Version>2.2.1</Version>