diff --git a/srcpkgs/jsoncpp/template b/srcpkgs/jsoncpp/template
index b3151788310..2143dee6e7c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/jsoncpp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/jsoncpp/template
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-# Template build file for 'jsoncpp'.
+# Template file for 'jsoncpp'
 pkgname=jsoncpp
 version=1.9.4
-revision=1
-build_style=cmake
-configure_args="-DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=1 -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=1 -DJSONCPP_WITH_TESTS=0"
-short_desc="A JSON implementation in C++"
+revision=2
+build_style=meson
+short_desc="JSON implementation in C++"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="Public Domain, MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/open-source-parsers/jsoncpp"
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ jsoncpp-devel_package() {
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include
 		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
-		vmove usr/lib/*.a
 		vmove usr/lib/*.so
 	}
 }