diff --git a/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-devel.template b/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-devel.template
index 911a86f4ae1..b44b5365a7e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-devel.template
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 # Template file for 'e2fsprogs-devel'.
 #
-depends="libuuid-devel libblkid-devel e2fsprogs-libs"
+noarch=yes
+depends="libuuid-devel libblkid-devel e2fsprogs-libs>=${version}"
 short_desc="${short_desc} -- development files"
 long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
 
-
 do_install() {
 	vmove usr/include usr
 	vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig usr/lib
-	vmove "usr/lib/*.a" usr/lib
 	for f in compile_et mk_cmds; do
 		vmove usr/bin/${f} usr/bin
 		vmove "usr/share/man/man1/${f}*" usr/share/man/man1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/template b/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/template
index 5252aa94175..2a1ec227208 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/template
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Template file for 'e2fsprogs'
 pkgname=e2fsprogs
-version=1.42.5
+version=1.42.6
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-htree --enable-elf-shlibs --disable-fsck
 --enable-e2initrd-helper --disable-rpath --with-root-prefix=/usr
 --disable-uuidd --disable-libuuid --disable-libblkid
 --enable-symlink-build --enable-symlink-install
---libdir=/usr/lib --libexecdir=/usr/lib"
+--libdir=/usr/lib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --disable-static"
 make_install_args="install-libs"
 makedepends="pkg-config libuuid-devel libblkid-devel"
 subpackages="$pkgname-devel $pkgname-libs"
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2, LGPL-2.1"
 homepage="http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net/"
 distfiles="$SOURCEFORGE_SITE/e2fsprogs/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=76edaad8eb7464356e1317d60eb19952728091dad358f1f939239874cc1871ce
+checksum=726b5919edeaee5b077d7a5b602284f1453ea31cf499efa433af26c679b667a5
 long_desc="
  It provides the filesystem utilities for use with the ext2 filesystem.
  It also supports the ext3/4 filesystem with journaling support."