diff --git a/srcpkgs/viking/template b/srcpkgs/viking/template
index e0807418eca..6f7a469c204 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/viking/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/viking/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'viking'
 pkgname=viking
 version=1.8
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-realtime-gps-tracking --disable-bluemarble
  --disable-bing --disable-terraserver --disable-spotmaps
@@ -20,3 +20,9 @@ checksum=855cbccd5f17ef0dc6d7e2d080a4b20383a079dfb882edd04dba602297030fa8
 patch_args="-Np1"
 
 CFLAGS="-fcommon"
+
+post_patch() {
+	vsed -i -e '/DATADIRNAME=/s/=.*/=share/' \
+		-e '/localedir=.*eval/s,=.*,=/usr/share/locale,' \
+		configure
+}