diff --git a/backends/platform/libretro/Makefile b/backends/platform/libretro/Makefile
index 4467d31e483..34e0c4bd967 100644
--- a/backends/platform/libretro/Makefile
+++ b/backends/platform/libretro/Makefile
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ else ifeq ($(platform), wiiu)
    CXX = $(DEVKITPPC)/bin/powerpc-eabi-g++$(EXE_EXT)
    AR = $(DEVKITPPC)/bin/powerpc-eabi-ar$(EXE_EXT) rcs
    AR_ALONE = $(DEVKITPPC)/bin/powerpc-eabi-ar$(EXE_EXT)
-   DEFINES += -DGEKKO -mwup -mcpu=750 -meabi -mhard-float -D__POWERPC__ -D__ppc__ -DRETRO_IS_BIG_ENDIAN=1 -DRETRO_IS_LITTLE_ENDIAN=0
+   DEFINES += -DGEKKO -mwup -mcpu=750 -meabi -mhard-float -D__POWERPC__ -D__ppc__ -DRETRO_IS_BIG_ENDIAN=1 -DRETRO_IS_LITTLE_ENDIAN=0 -DWORDS_BIGENDIAN=1
    DEFINES += -U__INT32_TYPE__ -U __UINT32_TYPE__ -D__INT32_TYPE__=int
    DEFINES += -DHAVE_STRTOUL -DWIIU
    CXXFLAGS := -fpermissive
diff --git a/backends/platform/libretro/dependencies.mk b/backends/platform/libretro/dependencies.mk
index 7b075fd82a0..5cda950a8e5 100644
--- a/backends/platform/libretro/dependencies.mk
+++ b/backends/platform/libretro/dependencies.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ DEPS_SUBMODULES             := libretro-deps libretro-common
 
 DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps   := libretro-deps
 DEPS_URL_libretro-deps      := https://github.com/libretro/libretro-deps
-DEPS_COMMIT_libretro-deps   := e362764d603eb4fa84560f2d009fef091f6d1447
+DEPS_COMMIT_libretro-deps   := c8638d7d317c397c19aa4551038bf648a467ffe6
 
 DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-common := libretro-common
 DEPS_URL_libretro-common    := https://github.com/libretro/libretro-common
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ OBJS_DEPS += $(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-common)/encodings/encoding_utf.
 endif
 
 ######################################################################
-# fluidsynth settings
+# fluidsynth\fluidlite settings
 ######################################################################
 
 ifeq ($(USE_FLUIDSYNTH), 1)
@@ -72,26 +72,27 @@ this_lib_flags := -lfluidsynth
 include $(ROOT_PATH)/sharedlib_test.mk
 ifneq ($(this_lib_available), yes)
 DEFINES += -DUSE_FLUIDLITE
-INCLUDES += -I$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidsynth/include \
-	-I$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidsynth/src \
+INCLUDES += -I$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidlite/include \
+	-I$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidlite/src \
 	-I$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/libvorbis/include \
 	-I$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/libogg/include
-OBJS_DEPS += $(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidsynth/src/fluid_chan.o \
-	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidsynth/src/fluid_chorus.o \
-	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidsynth/src/fluid_conv.o \
-	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidsynth/src/fluid_defsfont.o \
-	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidsynth/src/fluid_dsp_float.o \
-	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidsynth/src/fluid_gen.o \
-	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidsynth/src/fluid_hash.o \
-	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidsynth/src/fluid_list.o \
-	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidsynth/src/fluid_mod.o \
-	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidsynth/src/fluid_ramsfont.o \
-	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidsynth/src/fluid_rev.o \
-	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidsynth/src/fluid_settings.o \
-	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidsynth/src/fluid_synth.o \
-	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidsynth/src/fluid_sys.o \
-	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidsynth/src/fluid_tuning.o \
-	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidsynth/src/fluid_voice.o
+OBJS_DEPS += $(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidlite/src/fluid_chan.o \
+	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidlite/src/fluid_chorus.o \
+	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidlite/src/fluid_conv.o \
+	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidlite/src/fluid_defsfont.o \
+	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidlite/src/fluid_dsp_float.o \
+	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidlite/src/fluid_gen.o \
+	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidlite/src/fluid_hash.o \
+	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidlite/src/fluid_list.o \
+	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidlite/src/fluid_mod.o \
+	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidlite/src/fluid_ramsfont.o \
+	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidlite/src/fluid_rev.o \
+	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidlite/src/fluid_settings.o \
+	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidlite/src/fluid_synth.o \
+	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidlite/src/fluid_sys.o \
+	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidlite/src/fluid_tuning.o \
+	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidlite/src/fluid_voice.o \
+	$(DEPS_PATH)/$(DEPS_FOLDER_libretro-deps)/fluidlite/src/fluid_init.o
 endif
 endif