diff --git a/srcpkgs/fluidsynth/fluidsynth-devel.template b/srcpkgs/fluidsynth/fluidsynth-devel.template
index b55547494c5..3964326a302 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fluidsynth/fluidsynth-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fluidsynth/fluidsynth-devel.template
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'fluidsynth-devel'.
 #
-noarch=yes
 depends="libfluidsynth>=${version}"
 short_desc="${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/fluidsynth/template b/srcpkgs/fluidsynth/template
index f3aa26a3b0c..6d6f5b144ed 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fluidsynth/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fluidsynth/template
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'fluidsynth'
 pkgname=fluidsynth
 version=1.1.6
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=cmake
+subpackages="lib$pkgname $pkgname-devel"
 configure_args="-DLIB_SUFFIX="
-makedepends="pkg-config cmake glib-devel jack-devel pulseaudio-devel dbus-devel readline-devel"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config cmake"
+makedepends="glib-devel jack-devel pulseaudio-devel readline-devel"
 short_desc="Real-time software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="LGPL-2.1"
@@ -19,5 +21,3 @@ long_desc="
   Shared library which can be used in other programs
   Built in command line shell
   Playback of MIDI files"
-
-subpackages="lib$pkgname $pkgname-devel"