diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libxau/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libxau/recipe.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 45f5fdca..00000000
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libxau/recipe.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#TODO compiled but not tested
-[source]
-tar = "https://www.x.org/releases/individual/lib/libXau-1.0.11.tar.xz"
-[build]
-template = "configure"
-dependencies = [
-    "x11proto",
-]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/x11/libxau/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/x11/libxau/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ea5322b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/x11/libxau/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[source]
+tar = "https://www.x.org/releases/individual/lib/libXau-1.0.12.tar.xz"
+blake3 = "674bc71a888eec20f0e29989e4669df90309d4baacad058107cdf89d23803bcc"
+script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+autotools_recursive_regenerate
+"""
+
+[build]
+dependencies = [
+    "x11proto",
+]
+template = "custom"
+script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+cookbook_configure
+"""