diff --git a/srcpkgs/Ice/Ice-devel.template b/srcpkgs/Ice/Ice-devel.template
index 42049d02237..ee92cf6e516 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/Ice/Ice-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/Ice/Ice-devel.template
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
 
+revision=1
+
 Add_dependency run Ice
 
 do_install()
diff --git a/srcpkgs/Ice/depends b/srcpkgs/Ice/depends
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4c61d46f15b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/Ice/depends
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+abi_depends=">=3.4.2_1"
+api_depends="${abi_depends}"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/Ice/template b/srcpkgs/Ice/template
index 35d8eaddc7b..b7baa557bd3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/Ice/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/Ice/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'Ice'
 pkgname=Ice
 version=3.4.2
-revision=1
+revision=2
 homepage="http://www.zeroc.com"
 distfiles="${homepage}/download/Ice/3.4/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 short_desc="The Internet Communications Engine (Ice)"
@@ -41,12 +41,13 @@ do_configure()
 {
 	sed -i -e "s|^#OPTIMIZE|OPTIMIZE|" config/Make.rules
 	sed -i -e "s|x)/config|x)/lib/Ice/config|" config/Make.rules
+	sed -i '/^embedded_runpath_prefix*/d' config/Make.rules
 	sed -i -e "s|test demo||" Makefile
 }
 
 do_build()
 {
-	make ${makejobs}
+	make prefix=/usr ${makejobs}
 }
 
 do_install()
@@ -64,4 +65,7 @@ do_install()
 	rm ${DESTDIR}/usr/LICENSE
 	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/ICE_LICENSE \
 		${DESTDIR}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}/LICENSE
+
+	# remove unused cruft
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/*.class
 }