diff --git a/srcpkgs/libXi/libXi-devel.template b/srcpkgs/libXi/libXi-devel.template
index bfd3557c46..f973defa09 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libXi/libXi-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libXi/libXi-devel.template
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 #
 depends="inputproto libX11-devel libXext-devel libXi>=${version}"
 short_desc="${short_desc} -- development files"
-noarch=yes
 
 do_install() {
 	vmove usr/include usr
 	vmove usr/share usr
 	vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig usr/lib
+	vmove "usr/lib/*.a" usr/lib
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libXi/template b/srcpkgs/libXi/template
index c7fec54c72..4c1dc62371 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libXi/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libXi/template
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Template build file for 'libXi'.
 pkgname=libXi
 version=1.6.2
-revision=1
+revision=2
 subpackages="$pkgname-devel"
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--disable-static"
-makedepends="pkg-config inputproto>=2.2 libX11-devel libXext-devel xmlto"
+makedepends="pkg-config inputproto>=2.2 libXext-devel xmlto"
+crossmakedepends="inputproto>=2.2 libXext-devel"
 short_desc="X Input extension library"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="MIT"