diff --git a/srcpkgs/hiawatha/template b/srcpkgs/hiawatha/template
index 3c13c0dbafb..54accbdac45 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/hiawatha/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/hiawatha/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'hiawatha'
 pkgname=hiawatha
 version=9.9
-revision=3
+revision=4
 build_style=cmake
 hostmakedepends="cmake"
 makedepends="libxslt-devel libressl-devel"
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ configure_args="
  -DPID_DIR=/run
  -DENABLE_SSL=ON
  -DWEBROOT_DIR=/var/www
+ -DWORK_DIR=/var/lib/hiawatha
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR=/etc/hiawatha"
 conf_files="
  /etc/hiawatha/hiawatha/cgi-wrapper.conf