diff --git a/srcpkgs/cracklib/cracklib-devel.template b/srcpkgs/cracklib/cracklib-devel.template
index 0b876b4fc54..13fbb2f4c67 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cracklib/cracklib-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cracklib/cracklib-devel.template
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@
 #
 noarch=yes
 depends="zlib-devel cracklib>=${version}"
-short_desc="${sourcepkg} development files"
-long_desc="${long_desc}
-
- This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
+short_desc="${short_desc} -- development files"
 
 do_install() {
 	vmove usr/include usr
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cracklib/cracklib-python.template b/srcpkgs/cracklib/cracklib-python.template
index 8840225f108..149a88d831d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cracklib/cracklib-python.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cracklib/cracklib-python.template
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for 'cracklib-python'.
 #
 depends="python"
-short_desc="${sourcepkg} python bindings"
-long_desc="${long_desc}
-
- This package contains python bindings for cracklib."
-
-pycompile_module="."
+short_desc="${short_desc} -- python bindings"
+pycompile_module="cracklib.py"
 
 do_install() {
 	vmove "usr/lib/python*" usr/lib
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cracklib/template b/srcpkgs/cracklib/template
index 91654961e44..7f4b9126749 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cracklib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cracklib/template
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for 'cracklib'
 pkgname=cracklib
-version=2.8.19
+version=2.8.22
 revision=1
+subpackages="${pkgname}-devel ${pkgname}-python"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-static"
 makedepends="python-devel zlib-devel"
@@ -10,13 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="LGPL-2.1"
 homepage="http://cracklib.sourceforge.net/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/cracklib/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=7086b0ca23f875c9cd9ea2a993c262384b274dba9c4ea1da845ec8ac290748a9
-long_desc="
- cracklib is a password checking library. It can check a given password
- against a dictionary file to find weak passwords (vulnerable to
- dictionary attacks)."
-
-subpackages="$pkgname-devel $pkgname-python"
+checksum=feaff49bfb513ec10b2618c00d2f7f60776ba93fcc5fa22dd3479dd9cad9f770
 
 post_install() {
 	# Create default small wordlist.