diff --git a/packages/multimedia/SDL_ttf/build b/packages/multimedia/SDL_ttf/build
index 69ec9db794..48ef600034 100755
--- a/packages/multimedia/SDL_ttf/build
+++ b/packages/multimedia/SDL_ttf/build
@@ -2,13 +2,6 @@
 
 . config/options $1
 
-$SCRIPTS/build toolchain
-$SCRIPTS/build SDL
-$SCRIPTS/build libICE
-$SCRIPTS/build libX11
-$SCRIPTS/build freetype
-$SCRIPTS/build Mesa
-
 cd $PKG_BUILD
 ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
             --build=$HOST_NAME \
diff --git a/packages/multimedia/SDL_ttf/install b/packages/multimedia/SDL_ttf/install
index 67e598571a..c8844160fe 100755
--- a/packages/multimedia/SDL_ttf/install
+++ b/packages/multimedia/SDL_ttf/install
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@
 
 . config/options $1
 
-$SCRIPTS/install SDL
-$SCRIPTS/install libICE
-$SCRIPTS/install libX11
-$SCRIPTS/install freetype
-$SCRIPTS/install Mesa
-
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib
   cp -P $PKG_BUILD/.libs/*.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
 
diff --git a/packages/multimedia/SDL_ttf/meta b/packages/multimedia/SDL_ttf/meta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4fec61c3fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/multimedia/SDL_ttf/meta
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+PKG_NAME="SDL_ttf"
+PKG_VERSION="2.0.10"
+PKG_REV="1"
+PKG_ARCH="any"
+PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
+PKG_SITE="http://www.libsdl.org/"
+PKG_URL="http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_ttf/release/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
+PKG_DEPENDS="SDL libICE libX11 freetype Mesa"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain SDL libICE libX11 freetype Mesa"
+PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
+PKG_SECTION="multimedia"
+PKG_SHORTDESC="libsdl_ttf: A library to use TrueType fonts in SDL applications"
+PKG_LONGDESC="This is a sample library which allows you to use TrueType fonts in your SDL applications. It comes with an example program 'showfont' which displays an example string for a given TrueType font file."
+PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
diff --git a/packages/multimedia/SDL_ttf/url b/packages/multimedia/SDL_ttf/url
deleted file mode 100644
index 3fb7ec8a3a..0000000000
--- a/packages/multimedia/SDL_ttf/url
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_ttf/release/SDL_ttf-2.0.10.tar.gz