diff --git a/srcpkgs/jasper/jasper-devel.template b/srcpkgs/jasper/jasper-devel.template
index 838167155b..deeff22095 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/jasper/jasper-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/jasper/jasper-devel.template
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # Template file for 'jasper-devel'.
 #
-short_desc="${sourcepkg} (development files)"
+short_desc="${sourcepkg} - development files"
 long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
 
-Add_dependency run jasper
+Add_dependency run jpeg-devel
+Add_dependency run libjasper
 
 do_install()
 {
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
 	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/include ${DESTDIR}/usr
 	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib*.*a ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
-	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib*.so ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/jasper/libjasper.template b/srcpkgs/jasper/libjasper.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05340911e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/jasper/libjasper.template
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Template file for 'libjasper'.
+#
+short_desc="${sourcepkg} - shared library"
+long_desc="${long_desc}
+
+ This package contains the shared library."
+
+Add_dependency run glibc
+Add_dependency run jpeg
+
+do_install()
+{
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/*.so* ${DESTDIR}/usr
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/jasper/template b/srcpkgs/jasper/template
index cbe7625e73..58fd0b9851 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/jasper/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/jasper/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'jasper'.
 pkgname=jasper
 version=1.900.1
-revision=1
+revision=2
 distfiles="http://www.ece.uvic.ca/~mdadams/jasper/software/$pkgname-$version.zip"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--enable-shared --without-x --disable-opengl"
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ long_desc="
  software has also been submitted to the ISO for inclusion in the JPEG-2000
  Part-5 standard (as an official reference implementation)."
 
-subpackages="$pkgname-devel"
+subpackages="libjasper $pkgname-devel"
+
+Add_dependency run glibc
+Add_dependency run jpeg
+Add_dependency run libjasper
+
 Add_dependency build unzip
-Add_dependency full glibc
-Add_dependency full jpeg
+Add_dependency build jpeg-devel
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libjasper b/srcpkgs/libjasper
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..97d3aa96c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libjasper
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+jasper
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/xbps-src/common/mapping_shlib_binpkg.txt b/xbps-src/common/mapping_shlib_binpkg.txt
index 52d1d155c7..169f8634a6 100644
--- a/xbps-src/common/mapping_shlib_binpkg.txt
+++ b/xbps-src/common/mapping_shlib_binpkg.txt
@@ -714,3 +714,4 @@ libsamplerate.so		libsamplerate		libsamplerate-devel
 libmms.so			libmms			libmms-devel
 libsmbclient.so			libsmbclient		samba-devel
 libwbclient.so			libsmbclient		samba-devel
+libjasper.so			libjasper		jasper-devel