diff --git a/multimedia/sound/speech-dispatcher/actions.py b/multimedia/sound/speech-dispatcher/actions.py
index 8562a3694b..5baadf585a 100644
--- a/multimedia/sound/speech-dispatcher/actions.py
+++ b/multimedia/sound/speech-dispatcher/actions.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ def setup():
                          --with-espeak \
                          --with-libao \
                          --with-pulse \
+                         --with-baratinoo=no \
+                         --with-kali=no \
                          --with-default-audio-method=alsa")
 
     pisitools.dosed("libtool", " -shared ", " -Wl,-O1,--as-needed -shared ")
@@ -29,7 +31,8 @@ def build():
     autotools.make()
 
 def install():
-    autotools.install()
+    autotools.rawInstall("DESTDIR=%s" % get.installDIR())
+    #autotools.install()
 
     # Conflicts with openTTS
     pisitools.remove("/usr/share/info/ssip.info")
@@ -41,4 +44,4 @@ def install():
     pisitools.dodir("/var/log/speech-dispatcher")
     shelltools.chmod("%s/var/log/speech-dispatcher" % get.installDIR(), 0700)
 
-    pisitools.dodoc("AUTHORS", "COPYING", "README")
+    pisitools.dodoc("AUTHORS", "COPYING*", "README*")
diff --git a/multimedia/sound/speech-dispatcher/files/0001-Remove-pyxdg-dependency.patch b/multimedia/sound/speech-dispatcher/files/0001-Remove-pyxdg-dependency.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b0b8d205c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/multimedia/sound/speech-dispatcher/files/0001-Remove-pyxdg-dependency.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+From 5ede80b0713c75b21925203c3ef389c86cb69e6d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Bastien Nocera <hadess@hadess.net>
+Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 15:04:48 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Remove pyxdg dependency
+
+And use the same algorithm as GLib to determine the base user config
+directory (XDG_CONFIG_HOME, then ~/.config then /tmp/$USERNAME/.config)
+---
+ src/api/python/speechd_config/config.py.in | 13 ++++++++++---
+ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/api/python/speechd_config/config.py.in b/src/api/python/speechd_config/config.py.in
+index ccf8803..e8393e5 100644
+--- a/src/api/python/speechd_config/config.py.in
++++ b/src/api/python/speechd_config/config.py.in
+@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ import socket
+ import sys
+ import time
+ 
+-from xdg import BaseDirectory
+-
+ # Locale/gettext configuration
+ 
+ locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
+@@ -167,7 +165,16 @@ class Tests:
+ 
+     def user_conf_dir(self):
+         """Return user configuration directory"""
+-        return os.path.join(BaseDirectory.xdg_config_home, "speech-dispatcher")
++        config_dir = os.environ['XDG_CONFIG_HOME']
++        if not config_dir:
++            home_dir = os.environ['HOME']
++            if home_dir:
++                config_dir = os.path.join(home_dir, ".config")
++            else:
++                tmpdir = os.environ['TMPDIR'] or "/tmp/"
++                config_dir = os.path.join(tmpdir, os.getlogin(), ".config")
++
++        return os.path.join(config_dir, "speech-dispatcher")
+ 
+     def system_conf_dir(self):
+         """Determine system configuration directory"""
+-- 
+2.17.1
+
diff --git a/multimedia/sound/speech-dispatcher/pspec.xml b/multimedia/sound/speech-dispatcher/pspec.xml
index a1079e6535..587e8963ca 100644
--- a/multimedia/sound/speech-dispatcher/pspec.xml
+++ b/multimedia/sound/speech-dispatcher/pspec.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <PISI>
     <Source>
         <Name>speech-dispatcher</Name>
-        <Homepage>http://www.freebsoft.org/speechd</Homepage>
+        <Homepage>https://freebsoft.org/speechd</Homepage>
         <Packager>
             <Name>PisiLinux Community</Name>
             <Email>admins@pisilinux.org</Email>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Summary>speech dispatcher: common interface to speech synthesis</Summary>
         <Description>Speech Dispatcher is a device independent layer for speech synthesis that provides a common easy to use interface for both client applications (programs that want to speak) and for software synthesizers (programs actually able to convert text to speech).</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="b2aad4b2db502a03ee27039b8229d4ee206b7d8d" type="targz">https://devel.freebsoft.org/pub/projects/speechd/speech-dispatcher-0.8.6.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="e8a84edbbf9a46de4547f505db597a977871dda0" type="targz">https://github.com/brailcom/speechd/releases/download/0.9.0/speech-dispatcher-0.9.0.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>glib2-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libsndfile-devel</Dependency>
@@ -25,12 +25,16 @@
             <Dependency>intltool</Dependency>
             <Dependency>gettext-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>texinfo</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>help2man</Dependency>
             <Dependency>pkgconfig</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libtool-ltdl</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libao-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>alsa-lib-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>pulseaudio-libs-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
+        <Patches>
+            <Patch level="1">0001-Remove-pyxdg-dependency.patch</Patch>
+        </Patches>
     </Source>
 
     <Package>
@@ -85,6 +89,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="6">
+            <Date>2019-03-23</Date>
+            <Version>0.9.0</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Pisi Linux Community</Name>
+            <Email>admin@pisilinux.org</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="5">
             <Date>2018-09-21</Date>
             <Version>0.8.6</Version>