diff --git a/srcpkgs/SDL/SDL-devel.template b/srcpkgs/SDL/SDL-devel.template
index 09c3b0b390..ba4dec6a1c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/SDL/SDL-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/SDL/SDL-devel.template
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'SDL-devel'.
 #
-depends="libX11-devel libXext-devel libXrender-devel libXi-devel alsa-lib-devel SDL>=$version"
+noarch=yes
+depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}"
 short_desc="${short_desc} (development files)"
 long_desc="${long_desc}
 
@@ -10,6 +11,5 @@ do_install() {
 	vmove usr/bin usr
 	vmove usr/include usr
 	vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig usr/lib
-	vmove "usr/lib/*.a" usr/lib
 	vmove usr/share usr
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/SDL/template b/srcpkgs/SDL/template
index bc3cf9d27b..ed41273c16 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/SDL/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/SDL/template
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # Template file for 'SDL'
 pkgname=SDL
 version=1.2.15
-revision=2
+revision=3
 patch_args="-Np1"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-alsa --disable-esd --disable-rpath
---enable-clock_gettime --disable-nas --disable-arts"
+ --enable-clock_gettime --disable-nas --disable-arts --disable-static"
+subpackages="SDL-devel"
 # The following run-time dependencies are dlopen(3)ed.
-subpackages="$pkgname-devel"
 depends="libX11 libXext libXrender libXi alsa-lib libpulseaudio"
 makedepends="pkg-config nasm libXext-devel libXrender-devel libX11-devel
-MesaLib-devel alsa-lib-devel pulseaudio-devel"
+ MesaLib-devel alsa-lib-devel pulseaudio-devel"
 short_desc="Simple Directmedia Layer"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.libsdl.org/"
@@ -23,3 +23,7 @@ long_desc="
  via OpenGL, and 2D video framebuffer. It is used by MPEG playback software,
  emulators, and many popular games, including the award winning Linux port
  of Civilization: Call To Power."
+
+post_install() {
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/*.a
+}