diff --git a/srcpkgs/boost/boost-devel.template b/srcpkgs/boost/boost-devel.template
index f257fab534e..a7be1ce79ad 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/boost/boost-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/boost/boost-devel.template
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
 
+revision=1
 noverifyrdeps=yes
 
 Add_dependency run libstdc++-devel
@@ -17,5 +18,5 @@ do_install()
 {
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
 	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/include ${DESTDIR}/usr
-	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib*.{a,so} ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib*.a ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/boost/template b/srcpkgs/boost/template
index a82886ce721..4f3cb30220e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/boost/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/boost/template
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=boost
 version=1.42.0
 _boostver="$(echo $version|sed 's|\.|_|g')"
+revision=1
 wrksrc=${pkgname}_${_boostver}
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/$pkgname/${pkgname}_${_boostver}.tar.bz2"
 build_style=custom-install