diff --git a/srcpkgs/hexchat-devel b/srcpkgs/hexchat-devel
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..6cf68e662f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/hexchat-devel
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hexchat
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/hexchat/template b/srcpkgs/hexchat/template
index d20bef5fccf..11b9253c415 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/hexchat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/hexchat/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'hexchat'
 pkgname=hexchat
 version=2.16.2
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=meson
 configure_args="-Ddbus=enabled -Dtls=enabled
  -Dwith-perl=/usr/bin/perl -Dwith-python=python3
@@ -31,12 +31,6 @@ if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	 shared-mime-info"
 fi
 
-post_install() {
-	# Remove useless files.
-	rm -rf "${DESTDIR}/usr/include"
-	rm -rf "${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/pkgconfig"
-}
-
 hexchat-perl_package() {
 	lib32disabled=yes
 	short_desc+=" - perl plugin"
@@ -64,3 +58,12 @@ hexchat-lua_package() {
 		vmove usr/lib/hexchat/plugins/lua.so
 	}
 }
+
+hexchat-devel_package() {
+	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
+	short_desc+=" - development files"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/include
+		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
+	}
+}