diff --git a/srcpkgs/xf86-input-joystick/template b/srcpkgs/xf86-input-joystick/template
index 25ac09eca1..85e7643f12 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xf86-input-joystick/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xf86-input-joystick/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template build file for 'xf86-input-joystick'.
 pkgname=xf86-input-joystick
-version=1.6.1
+version=1.6.2
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 subpackages="${pkgname}-devel"
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://xorg.freedesktop.org/"
 license="MIT"
 distfiles="${XORG_SITE}/driver/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=1ded5d8f990a7687c44b45f68ad4a516f14fa94efa9da436955011ee6a9bf7f5
-long_desc="
- This is the Joystick Input driver for the Xorg X11 server."
+checksum=ee3b86ed72f3b5befdeed39909320f4b6970401cfbcc2cc0dfd8fb1c1576150d
 
 post_install() {
 	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/50-joystick.conf 644 etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xf86-input-joystick/xf86-input-joystick-devel.template b/srcpkgs/xf86-input-joystick/xf86-input-joystick-devel.template
index af69d9cfbe..57577afcc2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xf86-input-joystick/xf86-input-joystick-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xf86-input-joystick/xf86-input-joystick-devel.template
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'xf86-input-joystick-devel'.
 #
-short_desc="${sourcepkg} development files"
-long_desc="${long_desc}
-
- This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
-
+short_desc="${short_desc} -- development files"
 noarch=yes
 
 do_install() {