diff --git a/srcpkgs/flex/template b/srcpkgs/flex/template
index df792bacdb0..a0fe30e4bc5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/flex/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/flex/template
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 # Template file for 'flex'
 pkgname=flex
 version=2.5.38
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
+# YES REALLY! WE DONT WANT BINS LINKED TO LIBFL!
+configure_args="--disable-shared"
 hostmakedepends="help2man bison"
 depends="bison libfl-devel-${version}_${revision}"
+replaces="libfl>=0"
 short_desc="The Fast Lexical Analyzer"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://flex.sourceforge.net"
@@ -20,19 +23,11 @@ post_install() {
 	vinstall COPYING 644 usr/share/licenses/flex
 }
 
-libfl_package() {
-	short_desc+=" - runtime library"
-	pkg_install() {
-		vmove "usr/lib/*.so.*"
-	}
-}
-
 libfl-devel_package() {
-	depends="libfl>=${version}_${revision}"
+	replaces="libfl>=0"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.a"
-		vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libfl b/srcpkgs/libfl
deleted file mode 120000
index 3110bed486e..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/libfl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-flex
\ No newline at end of file