diff --git a/srcpkgs/fig2dev/template b/srcpkgs/fig2dev/template
index 65a6b25a6f0..56ed4e45db7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fig2dev/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fig2dev/template
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # Template file for 'fig2dev'
 pkgname=fig2dev
-version=3.2.9
+version=3.2.9a
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-transfig"
-hostmakedepends="ghostscript"
+hostmakedepends="autoconf ghostscript"
 makedepends="libpng-devel libXpm-devel"
 short_desc="Export .xfig to various output formats"
 maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="custom:MIT-like"
 homepage="http://www.xfig.org/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/mcj/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=15e246c8d13cc72de25e08314038ad50ce7d2defa9cf1afc172fd7f5932090b1
+checksum=61e185393176852f03b901b3b05b19fbc5ad8258ff142f3da6e70b1b83513326
 replaces="transfig>=0"
 
 post_install() {