diff --git a/srcpkgs/exempi/exempi-devel.template b/srcpkgs/exempi/exempi-devel.template
index b8a6745d508..929ad2a6036 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/exempi/exempi-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/exempi/exempi-devel.template
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'libnl-devel'.
 #
-depends="zlib-devel expat-devel exempi>=$version"
+noarch=yes
+depends="zlib-devel expat-devel exempi-${version}_${revision}"
 short_desc="${sourcepkg} development files"
 long_desc="${long_desc}
 
@@ -8,6 +9,5 @@ long_desc="${long_desc}
 
 do_install() {
 	vmove usr/include usr
-	vmove "usr/lib/*.a" usr/lib
 	vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig usr/lib
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/exempi/template b/srcpkgs/exempi/template
index e39f40ced1c..47aad9b6337 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/exempi/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/exempi/template
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for 'exempi'
 pkgname=exempi
 version=2.2.0
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--disable-static"
 subpackages="$pkgname-devel"
 makedepends="zlib-devel expat-devel boost-devel"
 short_desc="Library for applications dealing with netlink sockets"