diff --git a/srcpkgs/libev/template b/srcpkgs/libev/template
index 3ea4d7f5ac3..45503a3114e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libev/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libev/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'libev'
 pkgname=libev
 version=4.15
-revision=3
+revision=4
 build_style=gnu-configure
 short_desc="High-performance event loop loosely modelled after libevent"
 maintainer="davehome <davehome@redthumb.info.tm>"
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@ license="GPL-2, BSD"
 homepage="http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/${pkgname}.html"
 distfiles="http://dist.schmorp.de/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=b2dd43a073556f5350cbed05b6ef444dcc4b563f4e0b1009d7bf448261606feb
-long_desc="
- A full-featured and high-performance (see benchmark) event loop that is
- loosely modelled after libevent, but without its limitations and bugs. It is
- used, among others, in the GNU Virtual Private Ethernet and rxvt-unicode
- packages, and in the Deliantra MORPG Server and Client."
 
 post_install() {
 	# Conflicts with libevent, not necessary.
@@ -21,10 +16,11 @@ post_install() {
 }
 
 libev-devel_package() {
-	depends="libev>=${version}"
+	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - Development files"
 	pkg_install() {
         	vmove usr/include
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.a"
+		vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
 	}
 }