diff --git a/srcpkgs/serf/template b/srcpkgs/serf/template
index 20e97a61af7..a0ac42b5419 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/serf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/serf/template
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ pkgname=serf
 version=1.3.9
 revision=8
 nocross=yes
-hostmakedepends="scons libressl-devel apr-util-devel"
+build_style=scons
+make_build_args="PREFIX=/usr"
+hostmakedepends="libressl-devel apr-util-devel"
 makedepends="zlib-devel gdbm-devel libressl-devel apr-util-devel"
 short_desc="High-performance asynchronous HTTP client library"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
@@ -12,11 +14,7 @@ homepage="http://serf.apache.org"
 distfiles="https://archive.apache.org/dist/serf/serf-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=549c2d21c577a8a9c0450facb5cca809f26591f048e466552240947bdf7a87cc
 
-do_build() {
-	scons ${makejobs} CC="$CC" CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" PREFIX=/usr
-}
 do_install() {
-	vmkdir usr
 	scons PREFIX=${DESTDIR}/usr install
 }
 
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ serf-devel_package() {
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include
 		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
-		vmove usr/lib/*.so
-		vmove usr/lib/*.a
+		vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
+		vmove "usr/lib/*.a"
 	}
 }