diff --git a/packages/sysutils/upower/build b/packages/sysutils/upower/build
index d085b3a555..449c424d59 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/upower/build
+++ b/packages/sysutils/upower/build
@@ -2,13 +2,6 @@
 
 . config/options $1
 
-$SCRIPTS/build toolchain
-$SCRIPTS/build udev
-$SCRIPTS/build glib
-$SCRIPTS/build dbus
-$SCRIPTS/build dbus-glib
-$SCRIPTS/build polkit
-
 cd $PKG_BUILD
 ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
             --build=$HOST_NAME \
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/upower/install b/packages/sysutils/upower/install
index b03b420288..5e9298dcf7 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/upower/install
+++ b/packages/sysutils/upower/install
@@ -2,13 +2,6 @@
 
 . config/options $1
 
-$SCRIPTS/install udev
-$SCRIPTS/install glib
-$SCRIPTS/install dbus
-$SCRIPTS/install dbus-glib
-$SCRIPTS/install polkit
-$SCRIPTS/install pm-utils
-
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/UPower
   cp $PKG_BUILD/etc/UPower.conf $INSTALL/etc/UPower
 
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/upower/meta b/packages/sysutils/upower/meta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf6a516b4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/upower/meta
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+PKG_NAME="upower"
+PKG_VERSION="0.9.7"
+PKG_REV="1"
+PKG_ARCH="any"
+PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
+PKG_SITE="http://upower.freedesktop.org/"
+PKG_URL="http://upower.freedesktop.org/releases/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.bz2"
+PKG_DEPENDS="udev glib dbus dbus-glib polkit pm-utils"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain udev glib dbus dbus-glib polkit"
+PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
+PKG_SECTION="system"
+PKG_SHORTDESC="upower: a modular hardware abstraction layer designed for use in Linux systems that is designed to simplify device management."
+PKG_LONGDESC="Upower is a modular hardware abstraction layer designed for use in Linux systems that is designed to simplify device management and replace the current monolithic Linux HAL. Upower includes the ability to enumerate system devices and send notifications when hardware is added or removed from the computer system."
+PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/upower/url b/packages/sysutils/upower/url
deleted file mode 100644
index 8273050bec..0000000000
--- a/packages/sysutils/upower/url
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-http://upower.freedesktop.org/releases/upower-0.9.7.tar.bz2