diff --git a/srcpkgs/kakoune/template b/srcpkgs/kakoune/template
index 934795a45f6..4f308a8c698 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kakoune/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kakoune/template
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 pkgname=kakoune
 reverts=20180409_1
 version=2020.09.01
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_wrksrc="src"
 build_style=gnu-makefile
-make_build_args="debug=no"
-make_install_args="debug=no"
+make_build_args="debug=no gzip_man=no"
+make_install_args="debug=no gzip_man=no"
+make_use_env=yes
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="ncurses-devel"
 short_desc="Selection-based vim-like editor with less keystrokes"
@@ -15,3 +16,7 @@ license="Unlicense"
 homepage="https://kakoune.org"
 distfiles="https://github.com/mawww/kakoune/releases/download/v${version}/kakoune-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=861a89c56b5d0ae39628cb706c37a8b55bc289bfbe3c72466ad0e2757ccf0175
+
+post_patch() {
+	vsed -i -e 's/-O3//' Makefile
+}