diff --git a/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-libs.template b/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-libs.template
index 78a55259021..f63c94a8af7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-libs.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-libs.template
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains the shared libraries."
 
+revision=1
+
 do_install()
 {
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/lib ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
diff --git a/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/template b/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/template
index 802f61ad860..7b38a4d366b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/template
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ long_desc="
  It provides the filesystem utilities for use with the ext2 filesystem.
  It also supports the ext3 filesystem with journaling support."
 
+build_requires=16
 subpackages="$pkgname-devel $pkgname-libs"
 conf_files="/etc/mke2fs.conf"
 Add_dependency build gettext