diff --git a/libraries/libkexiv2/README b/libraries/libkexiv2/README
index 30ad699d54..0e9482a03c 100644
--- a/libraries/libkexiv2/README
+++ b/libraries/libkexiv2/README
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-Libkexiv2 is a wrapper around Exiv2 library to manipulate pictures metadata.
-This library is used by kipi-plugins, digiKam, and other kipi host programs.
-The library documentation is available on kexiv2.h header file.
+Libkexiv2 is a wrapper around Exiv2 library to manipulate pictures
+metadata.  This library is used by kipi-plugins, digiKam, and other
+kipi host programs.  The library documentation is available on kexiv2.h
+header file.
 
-exiv2 (also available at http://www.slackbuilds.org/) is required to build
-this package.
+exiv2 (also available at SBo) is required to build Libkexiv2.
diff --git a/libraries/libkexiv2/libkexiv2.SlackBuild b/libraries/libkexiv2/libkexiv2.SlackBuild
index 5b5b2e23f0..4ef5e9dee8 100644
--- a/libraries/libkexiv2/libkexiv2.SlackBuild
+++ b/libraries/libkexiv2/libkexiv2.SlackBuild
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=libkexiv2
-VERSION=0.1.6
+VERSION=0.1.7
 ARCH=${ARCH:-i486}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ if [ "$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
 
 rm -rf $PKG
diff --git a/libraries/libkexiv2/libkexiv2.info b/libraries/libkexiv2/libkexiv2.info
index 2076a76213..bf20801157 100644
--- a/libraries/libkexiv2/libkexiv2.info
+++ b/libraries/libkexiv2/libkexiv2.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="libkexiv2"
-VERSION="0.1.6"
+VERSION="0.1.7"
 HOMEPAGE="http://extragear.kde.org/apps/kipi/"
-DOWNLOAD="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/kipi/libkexiv2-0.1.6.tar.bz2"
-MD5SUM="8a256ac6a3895720a88b29eaf932917c"
+DOWNLOAD="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/kipi/libkexiv2-0.1.7.tar.bz2"
+MD5SUM="adfd55e11f919533ba450d4d49ef078f"
 MAINTAINER="Frank Caraballo"
 EMAIL="fecaraballo{at}gmail{dot}com"
-APPROVED="David Somero"
+APPROVED="David Somero"
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