diff --git a/multimedia/video/vlc/files/vlc-2.1.1-desktop.patch b/multimedia/video/vlc/files/vlc-2.1.1-desktop.patch
index e878b059db..d6e0a3bdd7 100644
--- a/multimedia/video/vlc/files/vlc-2.1.1-desktop.patch
+++ b/multimedia/video/vlc/files/vlc-2.1.1-desktop.patch
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 --- share/vlc.desktop.in.OSmanOS	2013-06-24 21:00:39.000000000 +0300
 +++ share/vlc.desktop.in	        2013-11-16 18:49:06.848928443 +0200
 @@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
- Name[sv]=Mediaspelaren VLC
- GenericName[sv]=Mediaspelaren
- Comment[sv]=Allmän uppspelare av film och musik
+ GenericName[sv]=Mediaspelare
+ Comment[sv]=Spelare för film och musik
 +Comment[tr]=VLC medya oynatıcı
  Name[te]=VLC మాధ్యమ ప్రదర్శకం
  GenericName[te]=మాధ్యమ ప్రదర్శకం
diff --git a/multimedia/video/vlc/pspec.xml b/multimedia/video/vlc/pspec.xml
index b2615f107c..f27a29d6c7 100644
--- a/multimedia/video/vlc/pspec.xml
+++ b/multimedia/video/vlc/pspec.xml
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@
         <IsA>app:gui</IsA>
         <Summary>VLC media player</Summary>
         <Description>VLC is a famous video player and streamer.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="ec171b0ad731d9d114540cd7b7fcb41fc3293696" type="tarxz">http://mirrors.netix.net/vlc/vlc/2.2.4/vlc-2.2.4.tar.xz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="b960ec5bdb9a51da285430fc68962927ccc87187" type="tarxz">http://mirrors.netix.net/vlc/vlc/2.2.8/vlc-2.2.8.tar.xz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>libcdio-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>eudev-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>lua-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>lua51-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libgcrypt-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>xcb-proto</Dependency>
             <Dependency>zlib-devel</Dependency>
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@
             <Patch level="1">vlc-2.2.2-qt5widgets.patch</Patch>
             <Patch level="1">vlc-2.2.4-alsa-large-buffers.patch</Patch>
             <Patch level="1">vlc-2.2.4-cxx0x.patch</Patch>
-            <Patch level="1">vlc-2.2.4-qt57.patch</Patch>
+            <!--Patch level="1">vlc-2.2.4-qt57.patch</Patch-->
 <!--             <Patch>lc-2.2.0-fix-xcb.patch</Patch> -->
 <!--             <Patch>vlc-2.2.0-rdp-1.2.0.patch</Patch> -->
             <Patch level="0">vlc-2.1.1-desktop.patch</Patch>
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@
             <Dependency>libtar</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libXpm</Dependency>
             <Dependency>fribidi</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>libXi</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libXext</Dependency>
             <Dependency>minizip</Dependency>
             <Dependency>zlib</Dependency>
@@ -296,6 +298,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="5">
+            <Date>2017-12-21</Date>
+            <Version>2.2.8</Version>
+            <Comment>Version Bump</Comment>
+            <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>
+            <Email>muscnsl@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="4">
             <Date>2017-03-05</Date>
             <Version>2.2.4</Version>