diff --git a/srcpkgs/lightdm-gtk-greeter/template b/srcpkgs/lightdm-gtk-greeter/template
index fcadfaaa636..720a6b0a67e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lightdm-gtk-greeter/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lightdm-gtk-greeter/template
@@ -1,40 +1,27 @@
 # Template file for 'lightdm-gtk-greeter'
 pkgname=lightdm-gtk-greeter
-version=1.1.5
+version=1.6.1
 revision=1
-homepage="https://launchpad.net/lightdm-gtk-greeter"
-distfiles="https://launchpad.net/lightdm-gtk-greeter/trunk/$version/+download/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-static"
-depends="lightdm"
-makedepends="pkg-config intltool glib-devel gtk+3-devel lightdm-devel libxklavier-devel"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool"
+makedepends="gtk+3-devel lightdm-devel>=1.8 libxklavier-devel"
 short_desc="Light Display Manager GTK+ Greeter"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-3, LGPL-3"
-checksum=e3e56997e200d6c3447d53b5e322ae5a478a99a71522e6b6babf421cbf6396ba
-long_desc="
- An X display manager that:
-  * Has a lightweight codebase
-  * Is standards compliant (PAM, ConsoleKit, etc)
-  * Has a well defined interface between the server and user interface
-  * Fully themeable (easiest with the webkit interface)
-  * Cross-desktop (greeters can be written in any toolkit)
-
- This package contains the GTK+ reference greeter for LightDM."
-
-conf_files="/etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf"
-
-
+homepage="https://launchpad.net/lightdm-gtk-greeter"
+distfiles="https://launchpad.net/lightdm-gtk-greeter/${version%.*}/${version}/+download/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
+checksum=1f0286ab093d50151f0efc46496aef3f8ed8c7306bbc81807a3fdcbcb2a468d9
 
 post_install() {
-	cd ${DESTDIR}//usr/share/xgreeters && \
-		ln -sf ${pkgname}.desktop default.desktop
+	cd ${DESTDIR}//usr/share/xgreeters
+	ln -sf ${pkgname}.desktop default.desktop
 }
 
 lightdm-gtk-greeter_package() {
 	conf_files="/etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf"
 	depends="lightdm"
 	pkg_install() {
-		vmove usr
+		vmove all
 	}
 }