diff --git a/srcpkgs/bftpd/template b/srcpkgs/bftpd/template
index df71c66a716..b2232f7f78c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bftpd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bftpd/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'bftpd'
 pkgname=bftpd
 version=4.4
-revision=3
+revision=4
 wrksrc="$pkgname"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-libz"
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ maintainer="Norbert Vegh <vegh@norvegh.com>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://bftpd.sourceforge.net/"
 checksum=b805ebbdd3de993ca14d733ad9ad007ac342a1646b257d91a53ec87a36c7f741
-distfiles=${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/bftpd/bftpd-${version}.tar.gz
+distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/bftpd/bftpd-${version}.tar.gz"
+
+pre_build() {
+	sed -i "s|LDFLAGS=$|LDFLAGS=${LDFLAGS}|" Makefile
+}
 
 do_install() {
 	sed -i 's,sbin,bin,g' Makefile