diff --git a/srcpkgs/xf86-input-synaptics/template b/srcpkgs/xf86-input-synaptics/template
index 88ee6ef4977..57e6111415f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xf86-input-synaptics/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xf86-input-synaptics/template
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 # Template build file for 'xf86-input-synaptics'.
 pkgname=xf86-input-synaptics
-version=1.6.3
-revision=2
+version=1.7.1
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-makedepends="pkg-config libX11-devel libXtst-devel mtdev-devel
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+makedepends="libX11-devel libXtst-devel mtdev-devel
  pixman-devel libpciaccess-devel xorg-server-devel>=1.13.1"
 short_desc="Xorg synaptics touchpad input driver"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.x.org/"
 license="MIT"
 distfiles="${XORG_SITE}/driver/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=b40c9dbd5f743ff1eb2ac81a23b9676df72e76ed3fa6408de3f8a3a260248604
+checksum=db5825660e1fb23190697f609bf75d4450fe707344a14298e1c9b47039bbb58e
 
 xf86-input-synaptics-devel_package() {
-	short_desc="${sourcepkg} development files"
+	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include
 		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig