diff --git a/srcpkgs/praat/template b/srcpkgs/praat/template
index c84d289708b3df..c4e1cbdc96af6e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/praat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/praat/template
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'praat'
 pkgname=praat
-version=6.4.39
+version=6.4.52
 revision=1
 create_wrksrc=yes
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="gtk+3-devel $(vopt_if alsa alsa-lib-devel) $(vopt_if jack jack-devel)
- $(vopt_if pulseaudio 'alsa-lib-devel pulseaudio-devel')"
+ $(vopt_if pulseaudio 'alsa-lib-devel jack-devel pulseaudio-devel')"
 checkdepends="cantarell-fonts"
 short_desc="Speech analysis, synthesis, and manipulation"
 maintainer="newbluemoon <blaumolch@mailbox.org>"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/"
 changelog="https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/manual/What_s_new_.html"
 distfiles="https://github.com/praat/praat/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=a432faee3f00710fb969dcc3ef09aec518332a7cf9c6512a320d657a0155fb24
+checksum=93df7c5a3d9685086e548a38267538b7175748e64c29421ed5f211658efa6822
 
 # there are a number of pre-defined Makefiles for certain configurations
 # build options are used to choose which one to use among a selected few
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ vopt_conflict alsa pulseaudio
 
 do_build() {
 	for _variant in $(vopt_if alsa alsa) $(vopt_if jack jack) $(vopt_if pulseaudio pulse-gcc) nogui; do
+		# Makefiles have suffix .LE for little endian targets
+		# and .BE for big endian respectively
+		if [ $XBPS_TARGET_ENDIAN = "le" ]; then
+			_variant+=.LE
+		else
+			_variant+=.BE
+		fi
+
 		cp -a "praat.github.io-${version}" $_variant
 		cd $_variant
 
@@ -42,12 +50,6 @@ do_build() {
 		 -e 's/-no-pie//' \
 		 makefile.defs
 
-		if [ $XBPS_TARGET_ENDIAN = "le" ]; then
-			CFLAGS+=" -DPA_LITTLE_ENDIAN"
-		else
-			CFLAGS+=" -DPA_BIG_ENDIAN"
-		fi
-
 		# see https://github.com/praat/praat/issues/2433
 		case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 			i686*)