diff --git a/srcpkgs/autogen/template b/srcpkgs/autogen/template
index 04ed2d4125f..05fd122514f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/autogen/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/autogen/template
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@ post_install() {
 
 autogen-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
-	depends="autogen"
+	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include
 		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
 		vmove usr/share/aclocal
-		vmove "usr/lib/*.a"
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
 	}
 }