diff --git a/gnu/packages/ncdu.scm b/gnu/packages/ncdu.scm
index 965f57ac7f..11dbbf5044 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ncdu.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ncdu.scm
@@ -70,17 +70,18 @@ ncurses installed.")
   (package
     (inherit ncdu-1)
     (name "ncdu")
-    (version "2.7")
+    (version "2.8")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "https://dev.yorhel.nl/download/ncdu-"
                                   version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "001hp47g45rlmbirg85cqflfg049xhdf5d0xjp7m565vl8acq65j"))))
+                "0h4fwgkny70d7v7r4nbhcwjx9aijbgpl508prcrgbzf9grpmfqda"))))
     (build-system zig-build-system)
     (arguments
-     (list #:install-source? #f
+     (list #:zig zig-0.14
+           #:install-source? #f
            #:zig-release-type "safe"
            #:zig-build-flags
            #~(list "-Dpie")))