diff --git a/srcpkgs/EmulationStation/template b/srcpkgs/EmulationStation/template
index e117d9b470d..fbc9c34e3e6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/EmulationStation/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/EmulationStation/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=EmulationStation
 version=2.9.4
 revision=1
 _pugixml_version=1.10
+create_wrksrc=yes
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DOpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE=GLVND -Wno-dev"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
@@ -17,9 +18,10 @@ distfiles="https://github.com/RetroPie/EmulationStation/archive/v${version}.tar.
 checksum="79452f6c1e8aaebe98c19708b3587a0a45330bf20b3301d556285d5cd756fa4a
  55f399fbb470942410d348584dc953bcaec926415d3462f471ef350f29b5870a"
 
-pre_configure() {
+post_extract() {
+	mv EmulationStation-$version/* .
 	rm -rf external/pugixml
-	mv ../pugixml-${_pugixml_version} external/pugixml
+	mv pugixml-${_pugixml_version} external/pugixml
 }
 
 post_install() {