diff --git a/media-libs/libpng/libpng12-1.2.56.recipe b/media-libs/libpng/libpng12-1.2.57.recipe
similarity index 76%
rename from media-libs/libpng/libpng12-1.2.56.recipe
rename to media-libs/libpng/libpng12-1.2.57.recipe
index bb2cd72c2..676ca28e2 100644
--- a/media-libs/libpng/libpng12-1.2.56.recipe
+++ b/media-libs/libpng/libpng12-1.2.57.recipe
@@ -7,22 +7,25 @@ This is libpng 1.2, an older version which may be needed for compatibility \
 with BeOS application. For new developments please use the current libpng \
 package."
 HOMEPAGE="http://www.libpng.org/"
-COPYRIGHT="1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
+COPYRIGHT="1998-2016 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 	1996-1997 Andreas Dilger
 	1995-1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42 Inc."
 LICENSE="LibPNG"
-REVISION="3"
-SOURCE_URI="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/libpng/libpng-$portVersion.tar.gz"
-CHECKSUM_SHA256="0366f932883084a6972efa8eadfaa5584e94a7c9c8682a49590759951518801f"
+REVISION="1"
+SOURCE_URI="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/libpng/libpng-$portVersion.tar.gz"
+CHECKSUM_SHA256="09ec37869fc5b130f5eb06ffb9bf949796e8d2d78e0788f78ab1c78624c6e9da"
 SOURCE_DIR="libpng-$portVersion"
 
 ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2"
 SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2"
 
+# define libVersion as 3.z.0 when portVersion is 1.2.z.
+libVersion="3.${portVersion#1\.2\.}.0"
+
 PROVIDES="
 	libpng12$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion compat >= 1.2
-	lib:libpng$secondaryArchSuffix = 3.56.0 compat >= 3
-	lib:libpng12$secondaryArchSuffix = 3.56.0 compat >= 3
+	lib:libpng$secondaryArchSuffix = $libVersion compat >= 3
+	lib:libpng12$secondaryArchSuffix = $libVersion compat >= 3
 	"
 REQUIRES="
 	haiku$secondaryArchSuffix
@@ -33,8 +36,8 @@ PROVIDES_devel="
 	libpng12${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel = $portVersion compat >= 1.2
 	cmd:libpng_config$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion compat >= 1.2
 	cmd:libpng12_config$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion compat >= 1.2
-	devel:libpng$secondaryArchSuffix = 3.56.0 compat >= 3
-	devel:libpng12$secondaryArchSuffix = 3.56.0 compat >= 3
+	devel:libpng$secondaryArchSuffix = $libVersion compat >= 3
+	devel:libpng12$secondaryArchSuffix = $libVersion compat >= 3
 	"
 REQUIRES_devel="
 	libpng12$secondaryArchSuffix == $portVersion base
@@ -71,6 +74,8 @@ INSTALL()
 {
 	make install
 
+	rm $libDir/libpng*.la
+
 	prepareInstalledDevelLibs libpng libpng12
 	fixPkgconfig