diff --git a/srcpkgs/snappy/template b/srcpkgs/snappy/template
index d48374b97cd..79017a4896d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/snappy/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/snappy/template
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 # Template file for 'snappy'
 pkgname=snappy
-version=1.1.4
-revision=2
+version=1.1.6
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-makedepends="zlib-devel lzo-devel"
+makedepends="automake libtool pkg-config zlib-devel lzo-devel"
 short_desc="A fast compressor/decompressor library"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="https://google.github.io/snappy"
 license="BSD"
-distfiles="https://github.com/google/snappy/releases/download/${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=134bfe122fd25599bb807bb8130e7ba6d9bdb851e0b16efcb83ac4f5d0b70057
+distfiles="https://github.com/google/snappy/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=6fa92cde5b2caefd0d9a60336991ba42e5a7ddc3bdc36c5610451373751d0495
+
+pre_configure() {
+	autoreconf -fi
+	ln -s README.md README
+}
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING
@@ -20,6 +25,7 @@ snappy-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include
+		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.a"
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
 	}