diff --git a/packages/recoll/Makefile.in.patch b/packages/recoll/Makefile.am.patch
similarity index 57%
rename from packages/recoll/Makefile.in.patch
rename to packages/recoll/Makefile.am.patch
index 10e7f262b3..e35fc60f86 100644
--- a/packages/recoll/Makefile.in.patch
+++ b/packages/recoll/Makefile.am.patch
@@ -1,3 +1,30 @@
+--- a/Makefile.am
++++ b/Makefile.am
+@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@
+ # php/00README.txt php/recoll/config.m4 php/recoll/make.sh
+ # php/recoll/php_recoll.h php/recoll/recoll.cpp php/sample/shell.php
+ 
+-OPTSFORPYTHON = $(shell test -f /etc/debian_version && echo --install-layout=deb)
++OPTSFORPYTHON =
+ 
+ if MAKEPYTHON
+ all-local:: recollpython
+@@ -627,13 +627,13 @@
+ clean-local:: recollpython-clean
+ recollpython: librecoll.la
+ 	(cd python/recoll; set -x; \
+-        for v in 2 3;do test -n "`which python$${v}`" && \
++        for v in 3;do test -n "`command -v python$${v}`" && \
+         libdir=$(libdir) python$${v} setup.py build; \
+         done \
+         )
+ recollpython-install:
+ 	(cd python/recoll; set -x; \
+-        for v in 2 3;do test -n "`which python$${v}`" && \
++        for v in 3;do test -n "`command -v python$${v}`" && \
+         python$${v} setup.py install \
+          --prefix=${prefix} --root=$${DESTDIR:-/} $(OPTSFORPYTHON); \
+         done; \
 --- a/Makefile.in
 +++ b/Makefile.in
 @@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@
diff --git a/packages/recoll/build.sh b/packages/recoll/build.sh
index 116d51f1d6..1f5570cb81 100644
--- a/packages/recoll/build.sh
+++ b/packages/recoll/build.sh
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ TERMUX_PKG_HOMEPAGE=https://www.lesbonscomptes.com/recoll/index.html
 TERMUX_PKG_DESCRIPTION="Full-text search for your desktop"
 TERMUX_PKG_LICENSE="GPL-2.0"
 TERMUX_PKG_MAINTAINER="@termux"
-TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=1.33.4
-TERMUX_PKG_REVISION=2
+TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=1.34.0
 TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=https://www.lesbonscomptes.com/recoll/recoll-${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz
-TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=7df0f8f6c1985981160053d1b69c8353f09816f92b1032f6d4376add0b170af7
+TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=7baeaac2c79dcbff6d866f986c2d538603f25378dd71862f2cb7e775c6594668
 TERMUX_PKG_DEPENDS="aspell, file, libc++, libiconv, libxapian, libxml2, libxslt, zlib"
 TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS="
 ac_cv_path_aspellProg=$TERMUX_PREFIX/bin/aspell
 --with-file-command=$TERMUX_PREFIX/bin/file
 --disable-userdoc
 --disable-python-chm
+--disable-python-aspell
 --disable-x11mon
 --disable-qtgui
 "
@@ -37,3 +37,11 @@ termux_step_pre_configure() {
 		$TERMUX_PKG_BUILDER_DIR/python-recoll-setup.py.in.diff \
 		| patch --silent -p1
 }
+
+termux_step_post_massage() {
+	# Regression test for https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/issues/14293
+	if ! readelf -d bin/recollindex | grep -E -q \
+		'\(RUNPATH\).*(\[|:)'"${TERMUX_PREFIX//./\\.}"'/lib/recoll(:|\])'; then
+		termux_error_exit "RUNPATH for recollindex is not properly set."
+	fi
+}
diff --git a/packages/recoll/fix-hardcoded-paths.patch b/packages/recoll/fix-hardcoded-paths.patch
index 61deaaf75c..6268f5f1a0 100644
--- a/packages/recoll/fix-hardcoded-paths.patch
+++ b/packages/recoll/fix-hardcoded-paths.patch
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@
  idxrundir = tmp
  
 @@ -857,7 +857,7 @@
- # command.</brief><descr>Some aspell packages may need an additional option
- # (e.g. on Debian Jessie: --local-data-dir=/usr/lib/aspell). See Debian bug
- # 772415.</descr></var>
+ # <brief>Additional option and parameter to aspell dictionary creation command.</brief>
+ # <descr>Some aspell packages may need an additional option (e.g. on Debian Jessie:
+ # --local-data-dir=/usr/lib/aspell). See Debian bug 772415.</descr></var>
 -#aspellAddCreateParam = --local-data-dir=/usr/lib/aspell
 +#aspellAddCreateParam = --local-data-dir=@TERMUX_PREFIX@/lib/aspell