diff --git a/groups/241.native_packages_inet.group b/groups/241.native_packages_inet.group
index d604dc1..09a7202 100644
--- a/groups/241.native_packages_inet.group
+++ b/groups/241.native_packages_inet.group
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ mutt_cv_regex_broken=no"};
 : ${PKG_W3M_IN_TREE:=1};
 : ${PKG_W3M_MAKEFLAGS_BUILD:=-j1};
 : ${PKG_W3M_SUBDIR:=w3m-0.5.3-git20190105};
-: ${PKG_WEECHAT_DEPENDS:="curl gnutls libgcrypt libz ncursesw perl"};
-: ${PKG_WEECHAT_SHA256SUM:=5a359f2bc0460aa651aef842c04f4668b93607928ff4dc38e5f163357d66f302};
-: ${PKG_WEECHAT_VERSION:=3.7.1};
+: ${PKG_WEECHAT_DEPENDS:="aspell curl gnutls libgcrypt libz ncursesw perl"};
+: ${PKG_WEECHAT_SHA256SUM:=d9d27fac127c724564cf28c6179fa6ecc79a61f9dad09a3b251500f2b0755409};
+: ${PKG_WEECHAT_VERSION:=3.8};
 : ${PKG_WEECHAT_URL:=https://weechat.org/files/src/weechat-${PKG_WEECHAT_VERSION}.tar.gz};
 : ${PKG_WEECHAT_CONFIGURE_ARGS_EXTRA:="--disable-guile --disable-javascript --disable-python --disable-ruby --disable-tcl --enable-perl PERL_CFLAGS=-I${PREFIX_NATIVE}/lib/perl5/5.36.0/${DEFAULT_TARGET}/CORE PERL_LFLAGS=-lperl"};
 : ${PKG_WEECHAT_ENV_VARS_EXTRA:="CURL_CONFIG=${PREFIX_NATIVE}/bin/curl-config:LIBGCRYPT_CONFIG=${PREFIX_NATIVE}/bin/libgcrypt-config:PKGCONFIG=${DEFAULT_TARGET}-pkg-config"};
diff --git a/patches/weechat-3.7.1.local.patch b/patches/weechat-3.7.1.local.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d41b8a..0000000
--- a/patches/weechat-3.7.1.local.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- weechat-3.0/Makefile.am.orig	2020-11-11 07:46:53.000000000 +0000
-+++ weechat-3.0/Makefile.am	2021-01-22 20:28:22.128960631 +0000
-@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
- tests_dir = tests
- endif
- 
--SUBDIRS = icons po doc intl src $(tests_dir)
-+SUBDIRS = icons po doc src $(tests_dir)
- 
- EXTRA_DIST = AUTHORS.adoc \
-              ChangeLog.adoc \
diff --git a/patches/weechat-3.7.1_pre.local.patch b/patches/weechat-3.7.1_pre.local.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index dd37cde..0000000
--- a/patches/weechat-3.7.1_pre.local.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-diff -ru weechat-2.9.orig/configure.ac weechat-2.9/configure.ac
---- weechat-2.9.orig/configure.ac	2020-07-18 13:59:02.000000000 +0200
-+++ weechat-2.9/configure.ac	2020-10-06 22:27:28.776471083 +0200
-@@ -192,18 +192,6 @@
- fi
- 
- # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--#                                  pkg-config
--# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
--PKGCONFIG=""
--AC_CHECK_PROGS(PKGCONFIG, pkg-config)
--if test "x$PKGCONFIG" = "x"; then
--    AC_MSG_ERROR([
--*** "pkg-config" couldn't be found on your system.
--*** Try to install it with your software package manager.])
--fi
--
--# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- #                                dynamic loader
- # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- 
-@@ -398,52 +398,6 @@
-
- # ---------------------------------- perl --------------------------------------
-
--PERL_VERSION=
--
--if test "x$enable_perl" = "xyes" ; then
--    AC_PATH_PROGS(PERL, perl perl5)
--    if test -z $PERL ; then
--        AC_MSG_WARN([
--*** Perl must be installed on your system but perl interpreter couldn't be found in path.
--*** Please check that perl is in path, or install it with your software package manager.
--*** WeeChat will be built without Perl support.])
--        enable_perl="no"
--        not_found="$not_found perl"
--    else
--        PERL_VERSION=`perl -V:version | sed "s/version='\(.*\)';/\1/"`
--        AC_MSG_CHECKING(for Perl headers files)
--
--        PERL_HEADER_TEST=`PT=perltest.c ; echo "#include <EXTERN.h>" > $PT;  echo "#include <perl.h>" >> $PT;  echo "#include <XSUB.h>" >> $PT ;  echo "int main() { return 0; }" >> $PT ; $CC -Wall $PT -o $PT.out $($PERL -MExtUtils::Embed -e ccopts -e ldopts) 1>/dev/null 2>&1; echo $?; rm -f $PT $PT.out 1>/dev/null 2>&1`
--
--        if test "x$PERL_HEADER_TEST" = "x0" ; then
--            PERL_CFLAGS=`$PERL -MExtUtils::Embed -e ccopts`
--            AC_MSG_RESULT(found)
--            AC_MSG_CHECKING(for Perl library)
--            PERL_LIB_TEST=`PT=perltest.c ; echo "int main() { return 0; }" > $PT ; $CC -Wall $PT -o $PT.out $($PERL -MExtUtils::Embed -e ldopts) 1>/dev/null 2>&1; echo $?; rm -f $PT $PT.out 1>/dev/null 2>&1`
--            if test "x$PERL_LIB_TEST" = "x0" ; then
--                PERL_LFLAGS=`$PERL -MExtUtils::Embed -e ldopts`
--                AC_MSG_RESULT(found)
--            else
--                AC_MSG_WARN([
--*** Perl library couldn't be found on your system.
--*** Try to install it with your software package manager.
--*** WeeChat will be built without Perl support.])
--                enable_perl="no"
--                not_found="$not_found perl"
--            fi
--        else
--            AC_MSG_WARN([
--*** Perl headers couldn't be found on your system.
--*** Try to install it with your software package manager.
--*** WeeChat will be built without Perl support.])
--            enable_perl="no"
--            not_found="$not_found perl"
--        fi
--    fi
--else
--    not_asked="$not_asked perl"
--fi
--
- if test "x$enable_perl" = "xyes" ; then
-     AC_SUBST(PERL_CFLAGS)
-     AC_SUBST(PERL_LFLAGS)
-@@ -1049,8 +1037,8 @@
- *** or try to install it with your software package manager.])
- else
-     AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
--    GCRYPT_CFLAGS=`libgcrypt-config --cflags`
--    GCRYPT_LFLAGS=`libgcrypt-config --libs`
-+    GCRYPT_CFLAGS=`$LIBGCRYPT_CONFIG --cflags`
-+    GCRYPT_LFLAGS=`$LIBGCRYPT_CONFIG --libs`
-     AC_SUBST(GCRYPT_CFLAGS)
-     AC_SUBST(GCRYPT_LFLAGS)
- fi
-@@ -1070,8 +1058,8 @@
- *** or try to install it with your software package manager.])
- else
-     AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
--    GNUTLS_CFLAGS=`pkg-config gnutls --cflags`
--    GNUTLS_LFLAGS=`pkg-config gnutls --libs`
-+    GNUTLS_CFLAGS=`$PKGCONFIG gnutls --cflags`
-+    GNUTLS_LFLAGS=`$PKGCONFIG gnutls --libs`
-     AC_SUBST(GNUTLS_CFLAGS)
-     AC_SUBST(GNUTLS_LFLAGS)
- fi
-@@ -1160,8 +1148,8 @@
- *** or try to install it with your software package manager.])
- else
-     AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
--    ZLIB_CFLAGS=`pkg-config zlib --cflags`
--    ZLIB_LFLAGS=`pkg-config zlib --libs`
-+    ZLIB_CFLAGS=`$PKGCONFIG zlib --cflags`
-+    ZLIB_LFLAGS=`$PKGCONFIG zlib --libs`
-     AC_SUBST(ZLIB_CFLAGS)
-     AC_SUBST(ZLIB_LFLAGS)
- fi
diff --git a/patches/weechat-3.8.local.patch b/patches/weechat-3.8.local.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d41b8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/weechat-3.8.local.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- weechat-3.0/Makefile.am.orig	2020-11-11 07:46:53.000000000 +0000
++++ weechat-3.0/Makefile.am	2021-01-22 20:28:22.128960631 +0000
+@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
+ tests_dir = tests
+ endif
+ 
+-SUBDIRS = icons po doc intl src $(tests_dir)
++SUBDIRS = icons po doc src $(tests_dir)
+ 
+ EXTRA_DIST = AUTHORS.adoc \
+              ChangeLog.adoc \
diff --git a/patches/weechat-3.8_pre.local.patch b/patches/weechat-3.8_pre.local.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd37cde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/weechat-3.8_pre.local.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+diff -ru weechat-2.9.orig/configure.ac weechat-2.9/configure.ac
+--- weechat-2.9.orig/configure.ac	2020-07-18 13:59:02.000000000 +0200
++++ weechat-2.9/configure.ac	2020-10-06 22:27:28.776471083 +0200
+@@ -192,18 +192,6 @@
+ fi
+ 
+ # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-#                                  pkg-config
+-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-
+-PKGCONFIG=""
+-AC_CHECK_PROGS(PKGCONFIG, pkg-config)
+-if test "x$PKGCONFIG" = "x"; then
+-    AC_MSG_ERROR([
+-*** "pkg-config" couldn't be found on your system.
+-*** Try to install it with your software package manager.])
+-fi
+-
+-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ #                                dynamic loader
+ # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ 
+@@ -398,52 +398,6 @@
+
+ # ---------------------------------- perl --------------------------------------
+
+-PERL_VERSION=
+-
+-if test "x$enable_perl" = "xyes" ; then
+-    AC_PATH_PROGS(PERL, perl perl5)
+-    if test -z $PERL ; then
+-        AC_MSG_WARN([
+-*** Perl must be installed on your system but perl interpreter couldn't be found in path.
+-*** Please check that perl is in path, or install it with your software package manager.
+-*** WeeChat will be built without Perl support.])
+-        enable_perl="no"
+-        not_found="$not_found perl"
+-    else
+-        PERL_VERSION=`perl -V:version | sed "s/version='\(.*\)';/\1/"`
+-        AC_MSG_CHECKING(for Perl headers files)
+-
+-        PERL_HEADER_TEST=`PT=perltest.c ; echo "#include <EXTERN.h>" > $PT;  echo "#include <perl.h>" >> $PT;  echo "#include <XSUB.h>" >> $PT ;  echo "int main() { return 0; }" >> $PT ; $CC -Wall $PT -o $PT.out $($PERL -MExtUtils::Embed -e ccopts -e ldopts) 1>/dev/null 2>&1; echo $?; rm -f $PT $PT.out 1>/dev/null 2>&1`
+-
+-        if test "x$PERL_HEADER_TEST" = "x0" ; then
+-            PERL_CFLAGS=`$PERL -MExtUtils::Embed -e ccopts`
+-            AC_MSG_RESULT(found)
+-            AC_MSG_CHECKING(for Perl library)
+-            PERL_LIB_TEST=`PT=perltest.c ; echo "int main() { return 0; }" > $PT ; $CC -Wall $PT -o $PT.out $($PERL -MExtUtils::Embed -e ldopts) 1>/dev/null 2>&1; echo $?; rm -f $PT $PT.out 1>/dev/null 2>&1`
+-            if test "x$PERL_LIB_TEST" = "x0" ; then
+-                PERL_LFLAGS=`$PERL -MExtUtils::Embed -e ldopts`
+-                AC_MSG_RESULT(found)
+-            else
+-                AC_MSG_WARN([
+-*** Perl library couldn't be found on your system.
+-*** Try to install it with your software package manager.
+-*** WeeChat will be built without Perl support.])
+-                enable_perl="no"
+-                not_found="$not_found perl"
+-            fi
+-        else
+-            AC_MSG_WARN([
+-*** Perl headers couldn't be found on your system.
+-*** Try to install it with your software package manager.
+-*** WeeChat will be built without Perl support.])
+-            enable_perl="no"
+-            not_found="$not_found perl"
+-        fi
+-    fi
+-else
+-    not_asked="$not_asked perl"
+-fi
+-
+ if test "x$enable_perl" = "xyes" ; then
+     AC_SUBST(PERL_CFLAGS)
+     AC_SUBST(PERL_LFLAGS)
+@@ -1049,8 +1037,8 @@
+ *** or try to install it with your software package manager.])
+ else
+     AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+-    GCRYPT_CFLAGS=`libgcrypt-config --cflags`
+-    GCRYPT_LFLAGS=`libgcrypt-config --libs`
++    GCRYPT_CFLAGS=`$LIBGCRYPT_CONFIG --cflags`
++    GCRYPT_LFLAGS=`$LIBGCRYPT_CONFIG --libs`
+     AC_SUBST(GCRYPT_CFLAGS)
+     AC_SUBST(GCRYPT_LFLAGS)
+ fi
+@@ -1070,8 +1058,8 @@
+ *** or try to install it with your software package manager.])
+ else
+     AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+-    GNUTLS_CFLAGS=`pkg-config gnutls --cflags`
+-    GNUTLS_LFLAGS=`pkg-config gnutls --libs`
++    GNUTLS_CFLAGS=`$PKGCONFIG gnutls --cflags`
++    GNUTLS_LFLAGS=`$PKGCONFIG gnutls --libs`
+     AC_SUBST(GNUTLS_CFLAGS)
+     AC_SUBST(GNUTLS_LFLAGS)
+ fi
+@@ -1160,8 +1148,8 @@
+ *** or try to install it with your software package manager.])
+ else
+     AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+-    ZLIB_CFLAGS=`pkg-config zlib --cflags`
+-    ZLIB_LFLAGS=`pkg-config zlib --libs`
++    ZLIB_CFLAGS=`$PKGCONFIG zlib --cflags`
++    ZLIB_LFLAGS=`$PKGCONFIG zlib --libs`
+     AC_SUBST(ZLIB_CFLAGS)
+     AC_SUBST(ZLIB_LFLAGS)
+ fi