diff --git a/srcpkgs/xf86-input-synaptics/template b/srcpkgs/xf86-input-synaptics/template
index 15c532ed90c..49c4069d17f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xf86-input-synaptics/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xf86-input-synaptics/template
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 # Template build file for 'xf86-input-synaptics'.
 pkgname=xf86-input-synaptics
-version=1.5.0
-distfiles="${XORG_SITE}/driver/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+version=1.5.99.0
+_gitrev=defc1d008e5674306a7e9b9cb0c750d9787990b7
+wrksrc="${pkgname}-${_gitrev}"
+#distfiles="${XORG_SITE}/driver/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+distfiles="http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-input-synaptics/snapshot/xf86-input-synaptics-${_gitrev}.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu-configure
-revision=1
 short_desc="Xorg synaptics touchpad input driver"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.x.org/"
 license="MIT"
-checksum=95cc5399fc49c9a35b02c2272cd99b8438f4609b219278c66a79e74c916a1c4e
+checksum=886b8f7e4428d034647f91747d68769790d859721deecb23a2db2b9460d06582
 long_desc="
  This is the synaptics input driver for the Xorg X11 server."
 
@@ -18,9 +20,17 @@ Add_dependency run pixman
 Add_dependency run libpciaccess
 Add_dependency run xorg-server
 
+Add_dependency build perl
+Add_dependency build automake
+Add_dependency build xorg-util-macros
 Add_dependency build libXtst-devel
 Add_dependency build libX11-devel
 Add_dependency build libXi-devel
+Add_dependency build mtdev-devel
 Add_dependency build pixman-devel
 Add_dependency build libpciaccess-devel
 Add_dependency build xorg-server-devel
+
+pre_configure() {
+	./autogen.sh
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xf86-input-synaptics/xf86-input-synaptics.rshlibs b/srcpkgs/xf86-input-synaptics/xf86-input-synaptics.rshlibs
index 162e993daa3..f6b7d15eda3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xf86-input-synaptics/xf86-input-synaptics.rshlibs
+++ b/srcpkgs/xf86-input-synaptics/xf86-input-synaptics.rshlibs
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ libc.so.6
 libX11.so.6
 libXi.so.6
 libXtst.so.6
+libmtdev.so.1