diff --git a/srcpkgs/libXfontcache/depends b/srcpkgs/libXfontcache/depends
index dc58176dfd3..53edd8d9ba0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libXfontcache/depends
+++ b/srcpkgs/libXfontcache/depends
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 abi_depends=">=1.0.4"
-api_depends="${abi_depends}"
+api_depends=">=1.0.4_2" # fontcacheproto rundep added to -devel pkg.
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libXfontcache/libXfontcache-devel.template b/srcpkgs/libXfontcache/libXfontcache-devel.template
index beabe932949..a7ab47beabc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libXfontcache/libXfontcache-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libXfontcache/libXfontcache-devel.template
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
 
-revision=1
+revision=2
 
+Add_dependency run fontcacheproto
 Add_dependency run libXfontcache
 
 do_install()