diff --git a/srcpkgs/libxklavier/libxklavier-devel.template b/srcpkgs/libxklavier/libxklavier-devel.template
index 6376d1cea41..a4d8313b537 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libxklavier/libxklavier-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libxklavier/libxklavier-devel.template
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # Template file for 'libxklavier-devel'.
 #
-depends="glib-devel libxml2-devel>=2.7.8 libxklavier>=5.2.1"
+depends="glib-devel libxml2-devel>=2.7.8 libxklavier>=${version}"
 short_desc="${sourcepkg} -- development files"
 long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
 
+noarch=yes
 
 do_install() {
 	vmove usr/include usr
 	vmove usr/share usr
-	vmove "usr/lib/*.a" usr/lib
 	vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig usr/lib
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libxklavier/template b/srcpkgs/libxklavier/template
index 04c7daba3e4..a2c0b2ab0ba 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libxklavier/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libxklavier/template
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 # Template build file for 'libxklavier'.
 pkgname=libxklavier
-version=5.2.1
-revision=3
-distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/5.2/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
+version=5.3
+revision=1
+subpackages="$pkgname-devel"
 build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--disable-static"
 makedepends="pkg-config glib-devel libxkbfile-devel libxml2-devel>=2.7.8 libXi-devel gobject-introspection"
 fulldepends="xkeyboard-config iso-codes"
 short_desc="Library providing high-level API for X Keyboard Extension"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=a7a1ca8ae493fb652e3456a6b3a0b07514447161aab41feed96b968f2d338b5e
+distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/5.3/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
+checksum=ebec3bc54b5652838502b96223152fb1cd8fcb14ace5cb02d718fc3276bbd404
 long_desc="
  libxklavier is a library providing high-level API for X Keyboard Extension
  known as XKB. This library is intended to support XFree86 and other
  commercial X servers. It is useful for creating XKB-related software
  (layout indicators etc)."
-
-subpackages="$pkgname-devel"
-