diff --git a/srcpkgs/libfontenc/libfontenc-devel.template b/srcpkgs/libfontenc/libfontenc-devel.template
index 7ebf0c4cd65..0d0710768bd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libfontenc/libfontenc-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libfontenc/libfontenc-devel.template
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'libfontenc-devel'.
 #
-depends="xproto zlib-devel libfontenc"
+depends="xproto zlib-devel libfontenc>=${version}"
 short_desc="${short_desc} -- development files"
-long_desc="${long_desc}
-
- This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
-
 
 do_install() {
 	vmove usr/include usr
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libfontenc/template b/srcpkgs/libfontenc/template
index 727117143eb..2656ec770a8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libfontenc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libfontenc/template
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 # Template build file for 'libfontenc'.
 pkgname=libfontenc
 version=1.1.1
-homepage="http://xorg.freedesktop.org/"
-distfiles="${XORG_SITE}/lib/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
-makedepends="pkg-config xproto zlib-devel"
-revision=1
+configure_args="--with-fontrootdir=/usr/share/fonts/X11"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config font-util"
+makedepends="xproto zlib-devel"
 short_desc="The fontenc Library from X.org"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="MIT"
+homepage="http://xorg.freedesktop.org/"
+distfiles="${XORG_SITE}/lib/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 checksum=de72812f1856bb63bd2226ec8c2e2301931d3c72bd0f08b0d63a0cdf0722017f
-long_desc="
- This provides the fontenc Library from the modular X.org X11 project."
-
 subpackages="$pkgname-devel"