diff --git a/srcpkgs/i3/i3.rshlibs b/srcpkgs/i3/i3.rshlibs
index 70f797b475c..8b0cc7b3498 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/i3/i3.rshlibs
+++ b/srcpkgs/i3/i3.rshlibs
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ libXcursor.so.1
 libX11.so.6
 libyajl.so.2
 libev.so.4
-libpcre.so.0
+libpcre.so.1
 libstartup-notification-1.so.0
 librt.so.1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/i3/template b/srcpkgs/i3/template
index 6b76911bd2c..dd529f6a25b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/i3/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/i3/template
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 # Template file for 'i3'
 pkgname=i3
 version=4.2
-revision=1
+revision=2
 homepage="http://i3wm.org/"
 distfiles="${homepage}/downloads/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
 subpackages="${pkgname}-devel"
 depends="i3status"
-makedepends="which pkg-config yajl-devel libxcb-devel libev-devel flex asciidoc xmlto docbook-xml libXcursor-devel libX11-devel pcre-devel startup-notification-devel"
+makedepends="which pkg-config pcre-devel>=8.30 yajl-devel libxcb-devel libev-devel
+flex asciidoc xmlto docbook-xml libXcursor-devel libX11-devel startup-notification-devel"
 conf_files="/etc/i3/config"
 short_desc="Improved tiling window manager."
 maintainer="davehome <davehome@redthumb.info.tm>"