diff --git a/srcpkgs/surf/template b/srcpkgs/surf/template
index d140c23551c..c02d39579ad 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/surf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/surf/template
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for 'surf'
 pkgname=surf
 version=0.6
-revision=4
+revision=5
 build_style=gnu-makefile
-make_install_args="PREFIX=/usr"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="webkitgtk2-devel"
 short_desc="Simple web browser based on WebKit/GTK+"
@@ -12,3 +11,8 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="http://surf.suckless.org"
 distfiles="http://dl.suckless.org/surf/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=fdc1ccfaee5c4f008eeb8fe5f9200d3ad71296e8d7af52bdd6a771f111866805
+
+pre_build() {
+        sed -i "/CFLAGS/s|\${CPPFLAGS}|& $CFLAGS|g" config.mk
+        sed -i "/LDFLAGS/s|\-s|$LDFLAGS|g" config.mk
+}