diff --git a/gnu/packages/audio.scm b/gnu/packages/audio.scm
index 4464609303..1a88698165 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/audio.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/audio.scm
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ purposes developed at Queen Mary, University of London.")
 (define-public ardour
   (package
     (name "ardour")
-    (version "8.0")
+    (version "8.4")
     (source (origin
               (method git-fetch)
               (uri (git-reference
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ purposes developed at Queen Mary, University of London.")
 namespace ARDOUR { const char* revision = \"" version "\" ; const char* date = \"\"; }")))))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1a2dbysd64njiw087ypkwlvr31qz3dvfaca55nq2bc4fmm71mgv4"))
+                "17gh1yaaby17zwx43h5v8dsrcznks9pn8jddc3wadq13b5x7zb7a"))
               (file-name (string-append name "-" version))))
     (build-system waf-build-system)
     (arguments
@@ -800,6 +800,7 @@ namespace ARDOUR { const char* revision = \"" version "\" ; const char* date = \
       '(list "--cxx11"                  ;required by gtkmm
              "--optimize"
              "--no-phone-home"          ;don't contact ardour.org
+             "--no-ytk"                 ;don't use bundled GTK2
              "--freedesktop"            ;build .desktop file
              "--test"                   ;build unit tests
              "--use-external-libs")     ;use system libraries