diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-tables/template b/srcpkgs/python3-tables/template
index 37ab6df363a..766b76fd501 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-tables/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-tables/template
@@ -1,22 +1,26 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-tables'
 pkgname=python3-tables
 version=3.6.1
-revision=2
+revision=3
 wrksrc="${pkgname#*-}-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
-pycompile_module="tables"
 # XXX: c-blosc (using internal for now)
-hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
-makedepends="python3-devel python3-numpy python3-Cython hdf5-devel lzo-devel bzip2-devel"
-depends="python3-setuptools python3-numpy python3-numexpr python3-six"
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-numpy python3-Cython"
+makedepends="python3-devel hdf5-devel lzo-devel bzip2-devel"
+depends="python3-numpy python3-numexpr"
 short_desc="Hierarchical datasets for Python3"
 maintainer="pulux <pulux@pf4sh.de>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="http://www.pytables.org/"
-# changelog=$homepage/release-notes/RELEASE_NOTES_v3.4.x.html
+changelog="http://www.pytables.org/release_notes.html"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/t/tables/tables-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=49a972b8a7c27a8a173aeb05f67acb45fe608b64cd8e9fa667c0962a60b71b49
 
+post_extract() {
+	# Make sure Cython is run during build
+	rm tables/*.c
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.txt LICENSE
 }