diff --git a/srcpkgs/flake8/template b/srcpkgs/flake8/template
index 7b2a5bacbda..cf6be38a55e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/flake8/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/flake8/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'flake8'
 pkgname=flake8
 version=2.5.4
-revision=1
+revision=2
 noarch=yes
 build_style=python-module
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools"
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ license="MIT"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/f/flake8/flake8-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=cc1e58179f6cf10524c7bfdd378f5536d0a61497688517791639a5ecc867492f
 
+pre_build() {
+	# allow pyflakes 1.1
+	sed -i '/pyflakes/s|, < 1.1||' setup.py
+}
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }