diff --git a/srcpkgs/libvpx/template b/srcpkgs/libvpx/template
index 4d10218f44..2cb51f56a8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libvpx/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libvpx/template
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ pkgname=libvpx
 version=1.1.0
 revision=2
 wrksrc="libvpx-v${version}"
-distfiles="http://webm.googlecode.com/files/${pkgname}-v${version}.tar.bz2"
 subpackages="$pkgname-devel"
 hostmakedepends="which perl yasm"
 short_desc="The VP8 Codec SDK"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.webmproject.org"
 license="BSD"
+distfiles="http://webm.googlecode.com/files/${pkgname}-v${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=9ce074cf4b3bcd9a49ff93e05485b71c273bfc3685a305e55a0e7fa51beb72c5
 long_desc="
  WebM is an open, royalty-free, media file format designed for the web.
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ long_desc="
  streams compressed with the Vorbis audio codec. The WebM file structure is
  based on the Matroska container."
 
-disable_as_needed=yes
-
 do_configure() {
 	export LD="$CC"
 	if [ "$XBPS_CROSS_BUILD" ]; then