diff --git a/srcpkgs/libxml2/template b/srcpkgs/libxml2/template
index f5c305fdd0d..7e05639eaaa 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libxml2/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libxml2/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=libxml2
 reverts="2.12.1_1"
 version=2.11.4
-revision=5
+revision=6
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-threads --with-history --with-icu
  --with-legacy --with-ftp --with-xptr-locs --enable-static"
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ post_install() {
 }
 
 libxml2-devel_package() {
-	depends="zlib-devel liblzma-devel icu-devel libxml2>=${version}_${revision}"
+	depends="zlib-devel liblzma-devel icu-devel
+	 libxml2>=${version}_${revision} libxml2<${version}_9999"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include