diff --git a/packages/graphics/glew/build b/packages/graphics/glew/build
index fa6ffb3bd0..1924ad4471 100755
--- a/packages/graphics/glew/build
+++ b/packages/graphics/glew/build
@@ -2,17 +2,8 @@
 
 . config/options $1
 
-$SCRIPTS/build toolchain
-$SCRIPTS/build libX11
-$SCRIPTS/build libXext
-$SCRIPTS/build libXi
-$SCRIPTS/build libXmu
-$SCRIPTS/build Mesa
-
 cd $PKG_BUILD
-make SYSTEM=linux \
-     GLEW_DEST=/usr \
-     CC=$TARGET_CC \
+make SYSTEM=linux GLEW_DEST=/usr CC=$TARGET_CC
 
 mkdir -p $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib
   cp -PR lib/* $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib
diff --git a/packages/graphics/glew/meta b/packages/graphics/glew/meta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10255901c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/graphics/glew/meta
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+PKG_NAME="glew"
+PKG_VERSION="1.5.6"
+PKG_REV="1"
+PKG_ARCH="any"
+PKG_LICENSE="BSD"
+PKG_SITE="http://glew.sourceforge.net/"
+PKG_URL="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/glew/glew/$PKG_VERSION/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tgz"
+PKG_DEPENDS="libX11 libXext libXi libXmu Mesa"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain libX11 libXext libXi libXmu Mesa"
+PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
+PKG_SECTION="graphics"
+PKG_SHORTDESC="glew: The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library"
+PKG_LONGDESC="The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library (GLEW) is a cross-platform C/C++ extension loading library. GLEW provides efficient run-time mechanisms for determining which OpenGL extensions are supported on the target platform. OpenGL core and extension functionality is exposed in a single header file."
+PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
+
+
diff --git a/packages/graphics/glew/patches/010_crosscompiling.diff b/packages/graphics/glew/patches/glew-1.5.6-010_crosscompiling.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/graphics/glew/patches/010_crosscompiling.diff
rename to packages/graphics/glew/patches/glew-1.5.6-010_crosscompiling.patch
diff --git a/packages/graphics/glew/url b/packages/graphics/glew/url
deleted file mode 100644
index 1da285f743..0000000000
--- a/packages/graphics/glew/url
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/glew/glew/1.5.6/glew-1.5.6.tgz
\ No newline at end of file