diff --git a/srcpkgs/libtorrent/depends b/srcpkgs/libtorrent/depends
index eacf465f5b2..736a9374eb9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libtorrent/depends
+++ b/srcpkgs/libtorrent/depends
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-abi_depends=">=0.8.13"
+abi_depends=">=0.12.8"
 api_depends="${abi_depends}"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libtorrent/libtorrent-devel.template b/srcpkgs/libtorrent/libtorrent-devel.template
index d4af8fe6829..55c44d8e1d0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libtorrent/libtorrent-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libtorrent/libtorrent-devel.template
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains files for development: headers, static libs, etc."
 
+Add_dependency run openssl-devel
+Add_dependency run libsigc++-devel
+Add_dependency run libstdc++-devel
 Add_dependency run glibc-devel
-Add_dependency run libelf
+Add_dependency run libtorrent
 
 do_install()
 {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libtorrent/template b/srcpkgs/libtorrent/template
index ab6fab2f9f7..f54e72a83f9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libtorrent/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libtorrent/template
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ pkgname=libtorrent
 version=0.12.8
 distfiles="http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/downloads/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
+configure_args="--disable-debug"
 short_desc="BitTorrent library written in C++"
 maintainer="Mike Rosset <mike.rosset@gmail.com>"
+homepage="http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no"
+license="GPL-2"
 checksum=4f87f9577a844fd9cb8fb85ab836e8fbdd9e83da6ff064ad7e58c50a1b4ee145
 long_desc="
  LibTorrent is a BitTorrent library written in C++ for *nix, with a focus
diff --git a/xbps-src/common/mapping_shlib_binpkg.txt b/xbps-src/common/mapping_shlib_binpkg.txt
index 27bd9dfe74d..489e5ded871 100644
--- a/xbps-src/common/mapping_shlib_binpkg.txt
+++ b/xbps-src/common/mapping_shlib_binpkg.txt
@@ -811,3 +811,4 @@ libosp.so			opensp			opensp-devel
 libogrove.so			openjade		openjade-devel
 libospgrove.so			openjade		openjade-devel
 libostyle.so			openjade		openjade-devel
+libtorrent.so.14		libtorrent		libtorrent-devel