diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/poky-fixed-revisions.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/poky-fixed-revisions.inc
index 161eb66f43..32d342b5d1 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/include/poky-fixed-revisions.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/poky-fixed-revisions.inc
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ SRCREV_pn-networkmanager ?= "2984"
 SRCREV_pn-table ?= "4b267533ce16656cba4104fc39dc12709c1bdddf"
 SRCREV_pn-ubootchart ?= "10"
 
-SRCREV_pn-dates ?= "966969063535da0786b7483c1bcd427df8a0d87d"
+SRCREV_pn-dates ?= "8a79a9fc52c73bf256decfedd0fe7d399553e7aa"
 SRCREV_pn-tasks ?= "ea52d46d691c5fce4473ea4e24a35411381f3a65"
 SRCREV_pn-contacts ?= "c8e6b16222d5bc9d8f60ae6594af4933613a4e25"
 SRCREV_pn-dfu-util-native ?= "3139"
diff --git a/meta/packages/pimlico/contacts.inc b/meta/packages/pimlico/contacts.inc
index 240540f6af..679e70a8fd 100644
--- a/meta/packages/pimlico/contacts.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/pimlico/contacts.inc
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 DESCRIPTION = "Address-book application."
 LICENSE = "LGPL"
 SECTION = "x11"
-DEPENDS = "glib-2.0 gtk+ eds-dbus libowl"
+DEPENDS = "glib-2.0 gtk+ eds-dbus"
+DEPENDS_append_poky = " libowl"
 RDEPENDS = "libedata-book"
 
 inherit autotools_stage pkgconfig
 
-EXTRA_OECONF += "--disable-gnome-vfs"
+OWL = "--disable-owl"
+OWL_poky = "--enable-owl"
+
+EXTRA_OECONF += "--disable-gnome-vfs ${OWL}"
 EXTRA_OEMAKE += "GCONF_DISABLE_MAKEFILE_SCHEMA_INSTALL=1"
 
 do_install_append () {
diff --git a/meta/packages/pimlico/contacts_0.9.bb b/meta/packages/pimlico/contacts_0.9.bb
index fa2aa74dc0..1e4628737d 100644
--- a/meta/packages/pimlico/contacts_0.9.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/pimlico/contacts_0.9.bb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 require contacts.inc
 
-PR="r1"
+PR = "r2"
 
 SRC_URI =+ "http://pimlico-project.org/sources/${PN}/${PN}-${PV}.tar.gz"
diff --git a/meta/packages/pimlico/contacts_git.bb b/meta/packages/pimlico/contacts_git.bb
index 8f3bc23b03..0e8aa38722 100644
--- a/meta/packages/pimlico/contacts_git.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/pimlico/contacts_git.bb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require contacts.inc
 
 PV = "0.9+git${SRCPV}"
-
+PR = "r1"
 
 SRC_URI =+ "git://git.gnome.org/${PN};protocol=git"
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/pimlico/dates.inc b/meta/packages/pimlico/dates.inc
index f36d260520..a6590da679 100644
--- a/meta/packages/pimlico/dates.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/pimlico/dates.inc
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 DESCRIPTION = "Dates is a calendar application."
 LICENSE = "LGPL"
 SECTION = "x11"
-DEPENDS = "glib-2.0 gtk+ libglade eds-dbus libowl"
+DEPENDS = "glib-2.0 gtk+ libglade eds-dbus"
 RDEPENDS = "libedata-cal"
 
 inherit autotools_stage pkgconfig gtk-icon-cache
 
 # Poky/Sato specific enhancements
-EXTRA_OECONF_append_poky = " --enable-owl=true --disable-dnd"
+OWL = "--disable-owl"
+OWL_poky = "--enable-owl --disable-dnd"
+
+EXTRA_OECONF += "${OWL}"
+DEPENDS_append_poky = " libowl"
 SRC_URI_append_poky = " file://dates-owl-window-menu.patch;patch=1 "
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/pimlico/dates/dates-owl-window-menu.patch b/meta/packages/pimlico/dates/dates-owl-window-menu.patch
index df24a1881b..d5901658be 100644
--- a/meta/packages/pimlico/dates/dates-owl-window-menu.patch
+++ b/meta/packages/pimlico/dates/dates-owl-window-menu.patch
@@ -1,23 +1,9 @@
 ---
- src/Makefile.am      |    2 +-
  src/dates_gtk.c      |    5 -----
  src/dates_main.c     |    5 +++++
  src/dates_platform.h |    2 +-
- 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
+ 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
 
-Index: git/src/Makefile.am
-===================================================================
---- git.orig/src/Makefile.am	2009-08-18 12:44:56.000000000 +0100
-+++ git/src/Makefile.am	2009-09-03 22:28:50.000000000 +0100
-@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
- 	gconf-bridge.h		\
- 	gconf-bridge.c
- 
--dates_LDADD = $(DATES_LIBS) libgtkdatesview.la
-+dates_LDADD = $(DATES_LIBS) libgtkdatesview.la -lowl
- 
- if USE_OWL
- dates_LDADD += $(top_builddir)/libowl/libowl.la
 Index: git/src/dates_gtk.c
 ===================================================================
 --- git.orig/src/dates_gtk.c	2009-08-18 12:44:56.000000000 +0100
diff --git a/meta/packages/pimlico/dates_0.4.8.bb b/meta/packages/pimlico/dates_0.4.8.bb
index cb452994ac..13afc157d0 100644
--- a/meta/packages/pimlico/dates_0.4.8.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/pimlico/dates_0.4.8.bb
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 require dates.inc
 
-PR = "r1"
+PR = "r3"
 
-SRC_URI = "http://pimlico-project.org/sources/dates/dates-${PV}.tar.gz \
-	   file://dates-owl-window-menu.patch;patch=1 \
-	  "
+SRC_URI = "http://pimlico-project.org/sources/dates/dates-${PV}.tar.gz"
diff --git a/meta/packages/pimlico/dates_git.bb b/meta/packages/pimlico/dates_git.bb
index 79bc342b0e..229772a438 100644
--- a/meta/packages/pimlico/dates_git.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/pimlico/dates_git.bb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 require dates.inc
 
 PV = "0.4.9+git${SRCPV}"
+PR = "r2"
+
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
 SRC_URI = "git://git.gnome.org/${PN};protocol=git"
diff --git a/meta/packages/pimlico/tasks.inc b/meta/packages/pimlico/tasks.inc
index 77872b2e2d..7947051140 100644
--- a/meta/packages/pimlico/tasks.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/pimlico/tasks.inc
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 DESCRIPTION = "Task list application"
 LICENSE = "GPL"
 SECTION = "x11"
-DEPENDS = "glib-2.0 gtk+ eds-dbus libowl"
+DEPENDS = "glib-2.0 gtk+ eds-dbus"
 DEPENDS_append_poky = " libowl"
 
 inherit autotools_stage pkgconfig gtk-icon-cache
+
+OWL = "--disable-owl"
+OWL_poky = "--enable-owl"
+
+EXTRA_OECONF += "${OWL}
diff --git a/meta/packages/pimlico/tasks_0.13.bb b/meta/packages/pimlico/tasks_0.13.bb
index f26724e3b3..f09c0abf28 100644
--- a/meta/packages/pimlico/tasks_0.13.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/pimlico/tasks_0.13.bb
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ SRC_URI = "http://pimlico-project.org/sources/${PN}/${PN}-${PV}.tar.gz \
 
 SRC_URI_append_poky = " file://tasks-owl.diff;patch=1 "
 
-PR = "r2"
+PR = "r3"
diff --git a/meta/packages/pimlico/tasks_git.bb b/meta/packages/pimlico/tasks_git.bb
index c80639e671..1ab8cd18cd 100644
--- a/meta/packages/pimlico/tasks_git.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/pimlico/tasks_git.bb
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@ require tasks.inc
 SRC_URI = "git://git.gnome.org/${PN};protocol=git"
 
 PV = "0.13+git${SRCPV}"
+PR = "r1"
+
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"