diff --git a/multimedia/misc/libebml/actions.py b/multimedia/misc/libebml/actions.py
index cfa970a4d7..4671a89f30 100644
--- a/multimedia/misc/libebml/actions.py
+++ b/multimedia/misc/libebml/actions.py
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ def setup():
     #autotools.autoreconf("-vfi")
     #autotools.configure()
     
-    cmaketools.configure("-DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib \
+    cmaketools.configure("-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
+                          -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=/usr/lib \
                           -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON")
 
 def build():
diff --git a/multimedia/misc/libebml/pspec.xml b/multimedia/misc/libebml/pspec.xml
index faafa5d6ad..2f11975826 100644
--- a/multimedia/misc/libebml/pspec.xml
+++ b/multimedia/misc/libebml/pspec.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Summary>Extensible binary format library (kinda like XML)</Summary>
         <Description>Extensible Binary Meta Language access library A library for reading and writing files with the Extensible Binary Meta Language, a binary pendant to XML.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="a5e545d1bf22abf8b6722f4bc2d2034bb61b2d46" type="tarxz">https://dl.matroska.org/downloads/libebml/libebml-1.4.2.tar.xz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="199c80d5b77d39e943120c596a61003bad38e7f1" type="tarxz">https://dl.matroska.org/downloads/libebml/libebml-1.4.4.tar.xz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>cmake</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="8">
+            <Date>2023-04-01</Date>
+            <Version>1.4.4</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>
+            <Email>muscnsl@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="7">
             <Date>2021-06-29</Date>
             <Version>1.4.2</Version>