diff --git a/srcpkgs/pixman/pixman-devel.template b/srcpkgs/pixman/pixman-devel.template
index 05fe2a0c16a..f6cc6c40032 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pixman/pixman-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pixman/pixman-devel.template
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'pixman-devel'.
 #
-noarch=yes
 depends="pixman-${version}_${revision}"
 short_desc="${short_desc} -- development files"
 
 do_install() {
 	vmove usr/include usr
 	vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig usr/lib
+	vmove "usr/lib/*.a" usr/lib
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/pixman/template b/srcpkgs/pixman/template
index f2693e357b1..7bbb85719f7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pixman/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pixman/template
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Template build file for 'pixman'.
 pkgname=pixman
 version=0.28.2
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--disable-static --disable-gtk" # do not require gtk+!
+configure_args="--disable-gtk" # do not require gtk+!
 makedepends="pkg-config perl"
 subpackages="$pkgname-devel"
 short_desc="Library of low-level pixel manipulation routines"