diff --git a/srcpkgs/figlet/template b/srcpkgs/figlet/template
index db1891fffcb..1c206ed8b21 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/figlet/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/figlet/template
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'figlet'
 pkgname=figlet
 version=2.2.5
-revision=4
+revision=5
 build_style=gnu-makefile
-make_use_env=1
-make_build_args="prefix=/usr LD=\$(CC)"
 make_install_args="prefix=/usr MANDIR=/usr/share/man"
 short_desc="Program for making large letters out of ordinary text"
-maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
-license="3-clause-BSD"
+maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
+license="BSD"
 homepage="http://www.figlet.org/"
 distfiles="ftp://ftp.figlet.org/pub/figlet/program/unix/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=bf88c40fd0f077dab2712f54f8d39ac952e4e9f2e1882f1195be9e5e4257417d
@@ -17,6 +15,10 @@ post_extract() {
 	sed -i /DECLS/d utf8.h
 }
 
+do_build() {
+	make ${makejobs} CC="$CC" LD="$CC" CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" prefix=/usr
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }