diff --git a/srcpkgs/zlib/template b/srcpkgs/zlib/template
index a6462e5616a..e8c44f9bdb8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/zlib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/zlib/template
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'zlib'
 pkgname=zlib
 version=1.2.11
-revision=3
+revision=4
 bootstrap=yes
 build_style=configure
+configure_args="--prefix=/usr --shared"
 short_desc="Compression/decompression Library"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="Zlib"
@@ -11,10 +12,6 @@ homepage="http://www.zlib.net"
 distfiles="$homepage/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=c3e5e9fdd5004dcb542feda5ee4f0ff0744628baf8ed2dd5d66f8ca1197cb1a1
 
-do_configure() {
-	LDFLAGS= LDSHAREDLIBC= ./configure --prefix=/usr --shared
-}
-
 zlib-devel_package() {
 	depends="zlib>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"