diff --git a/libraries/libopensync/README b/libraries/libopensync/README
index b0b3470274..e9d0230521 100644
--- a/libraries/libopensync/README
+++ b/libraries/libopensync/README
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ for syncing groups which can have two or more members. These members could
 be just about any kind of database, where a plugin is available. OpenSync
 is not only limited to sync PIM data.
 
-Requires sqlite (available from SlackBuilds.org).
+This requires sqlite, and you will also need swig if you want to build
+the python-bindings. Both are available from SlackBuilds.org
diff --git a/libraries/libopensync/libopensync.SlackBuild b/libraries/libopensync/libopensync.SlackBuild
index 307899c1de..1bedafbe0f 100644
--- a/libraries/libopensync/libopensync.SlackBuild
+++ b/libraries/libopensync/libopensync.SlackBuild
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=libopensync
-VERSION=0.36
+VERSION=0.22
 ARCH=${ARCH:-i486}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ if [ "$ARCH" = "i486" ]; then
   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i486 -mtune=i686"
 elif [ "$ARCH" = "i686" ]; then
   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mtune=i686"
+elif [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
+  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"
 fi
 
 set -e
@@ -50,11 +52,24 @@ cd $PRGNAM-$VERSION
 chown -R root:root .
 chmod -R u+w,go+r-w,a-s .
 
-cmake \
-  -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
-  -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
-  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
-  || exit 1
+# Cmake-based build-system used by libopensync >= 0.30
+# Uncomment this if you want to build newer versions.
+# (also comment the "standard" build method below it)
+
+# cmake \
+#   -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
+#   -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
+#   -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr
+
+CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
+CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
+./configure \
+  --prefix=/usr \
+  --sysconfdir=/etc \
+  --localstatedir=/var \
+  --disable-static \
+  --build=$ARCH-slackware-linux \
+  --host=$ARCH-slackware-linux
 
 make
 make install DESTDIR=$PKG
@@ -65,7 +80,7 @@ make install DESTDIR=$PKG
 )
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
-cp -a AUTHORS CODING COPYING README $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cp -a AUTHORS ChangeLog COPYING INSTALL NEWS README TODO $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/install
diff --git a/libraries/libopensync/libopensync.info b/libraries/libopensync/libopensync.info
index 184d11f9c4..23e0e19511 100644
--- a/libraries/libopensync/libopensync.info
+++ b/libraries/libopensync/libopensync.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="libopensync"
-VERSION="0.36"
+VERSION="0.22"
 HOMEPAGE="http://www.opensync.org/"
-DOWNLOAD="http://www.opensync.org/download/releases/0.36/libopensync-0.36.tar.bz2"
-MD5SUM="d8cc7835663566e3626e959d8fb531bf"
+DOWNLOAD="http://www.opensync.org/download/releases/0.22/libopensync-0.22.tar.bz2"
+MD5SUM="f563ce2543312937a9afb4f8445ef932"
 MAINTAINER="ppr:kut"
 EMAIL="HMWiesinger@gmx.at"
-APPROVED="David Somero"
+APPROVED="rworkman"