diff --git a/gnu-system.am b/gnu-system.am
index 128e64fe7e..fdceedca7c 100644
--- a/gnu-system.am
+++ b/gnu-system.am
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   gnu/packages/patches/qt5-runpath.patch			\
   gnu/packages/patches/ratpoison-shell.patch			\
   gnu/packages/patches/readline-link-ncurses.patch		\
-  gnu/packages/patches/ripperx-libm.patch			\
+  gnu/packages/patches/ripperx-missing-file.patch		\
   gnu/packages/patches/sed-hurd-path-max.patch			\
   gnu/packages/patches/scheme48-tests.patch			\
   gnu/packages/patches/scotch-test-threading.patch		\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/mp3.scm b/gnu/packages/mp3.scm
index 77eae65584..ddd90fb72a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/mp3.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/mp3.scm
@@ -355,18 +355,17 @@ use with CD-recording software).")
 (define-public ripperx
   (package
    (name "ripperx")
-   (version "2.7.3")
+   (version "2.8.0")
    (source (origin
             (method url-fetch)
             (uri (string-append "mirror://sourceforge/ripperx/ripperx/"
-                                version "/ripperX-"
-                                version ".tar.gz"))
+                                version "/ripperx-"
+                                version ".tar.bz2"))
             (sha256
              (base32
-              "130rsb2ly0l6hz728m9qr605ir4073xfl2acvf83id63kxfzjn3x"))
+              "1ss3c1a5hx6c99q1cryxg0jhbnbdj6ga9xyz0dzlz9qhzg5qswfs"))
             (patches
-             ;; see http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=713684
-             (list (search-patch "ripperx-libm.patch")))))
+             (list (search-patch "ripperx-missing-file.patch")))))
    (build-system gnu-build-system)
    (propagated-inputs
     `(("gs-fonts" ,gs-fonts)
@@ -377,7 +376,8 @@ use with CD-recording software).")
    (inputs
     `(("glib" ,glib)
       ("gtk+" ,gtk+-2)
-      ("id3lib" ,id3lib)))
+      ("id3lib" ,id3lib)
+      ("taglib" ,taglib)))
    (native-inputs
     `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
    (synopsis "GTK program to rip and encode CD audio tracks")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/ripperx-libm.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/ripperx-libm.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 48277077cf..0000000000
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/ripperx-libm.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-diff -r -u ripperX-2.7.3.old/src/Makefile.in ripperX-2.7.3.new/src/Makefile.in
---- ripperX-2.7.3.old/src/Makefile.in	2008-01-25 10:53:50.000000000 +0100
-+++ ripperX-2.7.3.new/src/Makefile.in	2013-08-07 16:14:21.000000000 +0200
-@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
- 
- ripperX_LDADD = \
- 	$(INTLLIBS) \
--	$(GTK_LIBS)
-+	$(GTK_LIBS) -lm
- 
- AM_CPPFLAGS = \
- 	-DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"ripperX\" \
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/ripperx-missing-file.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/ripperx-missing-file.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6eb197fd7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/ripperx-missing-file.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+This patch adds a header file that is present in the ripperx git and needed
+for inclusion, but missing in the distribution tarball.
+
+diff -u -r -N ripperx-2.8.0.orig/src/gtk_cpp_workaround.h ripperx-2.8.0/src/gtk_cpp_workaround.h
+--- ripperx-2.8.0.orig/src/gtk_cpp_workaround.h	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
++++ ripperx-2.8.0/src/gtk_cpp_workaround.h	2015-07-24 21:09:16.548476337 +0200
+@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
++#ifndef gtk_cpp_workaround_h
++#define gtk_cpp_workaround_h
++#ifdef __cplusplus
++//proto is wrong, override here for C++
++namespace 
++{
++  
++inline void gtk_table_attach (GtkTable *table,
++		       GtkWidget *child,
++		       guint left_attach,
++		       guint right_attach,
++		       guint top_attach,
++		       guint bottom_attach,
++		       //GtkAttachOptions xoptions,
++		       //GtkAttachOptions yoptions,
++		       guint xoptions, guint yoptions,
++		       guint xpadding,
++		       guint ypadding
++		       ) 
++{
++  gtk_table_attach(table,
++		   child,
++		   left_attach,
++		   right_attach,
++		   top_attach,
++		   bottom_attach,
++		   (GtkAttachOptions)xoptions, 
++		   (GtkAttachOptions)yoptions,
++		   xpadding,
++		   ypadding
++		   );
++  
++    };
++
++
++}
++
++#endif
++#endif