diff --git a/srcpkgs/libmicrohttpd/template b/srcpkgs/libmicrohttpd/template
index 8f7e566cf6..42c5e1007f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libmicrohttpd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libmicrohttpd/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libmicrohttpd'
 pkgname=libmicrohttpd
-version=0.9.39
+version=0.9.40
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 makedepends="libgcrypt-devel gnutls-devel"
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/libmicrohttpd/"
 license="LGPL-2.1"
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/libmicrohttpd/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=4f937b6065c366d776be86b1d24b8fc400ebc7ea006a9d77c49a8f2f0cd7e373
+checksum=403d4d46a8690ad8382bd9f156be3eaf4e80869a75b39f03d48bbcb124c7b7a6
 
 libmicrohttpd-devel_package() {
-	depends="libgcrypt-devel ${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
-	short_desc+=" -- development files"
+	depends="${makedepends} ${sourcepkg}-${version}_${revision}"
+	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include
 		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig