diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-devel/template b/srcpkgs/xbps-devel/template
index 3837c1f4221..650e06b51d5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-devel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-devel/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'xbps'
 pkgname=xbps-devel
-version="$(date +%Y%m%d)"
+version="1.$(date +%Y%m%d)"
 build_style=configure
 configure_args="--prefix=/ --includedir=/usr/include
 --datadir=/usr/share --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-pie"
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ do_fetch() {
 }
 
 post_install() {
-	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/virtualpkg.d/xbps-devel.plist \
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/virtualpkg.d/${pkgname}.plist \
 		644 etc/xbps/virtualpkg.d
+	vmkdir etc/xbps/virtualpkg.d.wants
+	cd ${DESTDIR}/etc/xbps/virtualpkg.d.wants && \
+		ln -sf ../virtualpkg.d/${pkgname}.plist .
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-devel/xbps-devel-static.template b/srcpkgs/xbps-devel/xbps-devel-static.template
index d7f97f9aced..a92e2ae47bf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-devel/xbps-devel-static.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-devel/xbps-devel-static.template
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ do_install()
 	vmove usr/include usr
 	vmove "sbin/*.static" sbin
 	vmove "lib/*.a" usr/lib
-	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/virtualpkg.d/xbps-devel-static.plist \
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/virtualpkg.d/${pkgname}.plist \
 		644 etc/xbps/virtualpkg.d
+	vmkdir etc/xbps/virtualpkg.d.wants
+	cd ${DESTDIR}/etc/xbps/virtualpkg.d.wants && \
+		ln -sf ../virtualpkg.d/${pkgname}.plist .
 }