diff --git a/srcpkgs/openbsd-netcat/template b/srcpkgs/openbsd-netcat/template
index 9c458b8e23c..4b09dfe9a28 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openbsd-netcat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openbsd-netcat/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=openbsd-netcat
 version=1.219
 revision=1
-wrksrc="netcat-openbsd-${version%p*}"
+create_wrksrc=yes
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="libbsd-devel"
 short_desc="TCP/IP swiss army knife (OpenBSD/Debian variant)"
@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@ alternatives="
  nc:nc:/usr/bin/openbsd-nc
  nc:nc.1:/usr/share/man/man1/openbsd-nc.1"
 
+post_extract() {
+	mv netcat-openbsd-${version}/* .
+	( cd debian/patches; xargs cat <series; ) | patch -p1
+}
+
 do_build() {
-	( cd ../debian/patches; xargs cat <series; ) | patch -p1
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 		*-musl) # Add missing b64_ntop() and b64_pton() functions
 			cp ${FILESDIR}/base64.c .
@@ -35,5 +39,5 @@ do_build() {
 do_install() {
 	vbin nc openbsd-nc
 	vman nc.1 openbsd-nc.1
-	vlicense ../debian/copyright LICENSE
+	vlicense debian/copyright LICENSE
 }