diff --git a/templates/xkeyboard-config.tmpl b/templates/xkeyboard-config.tmpl
index bb77d67fe86..32e3297d54d 100755
--- a/templates/xkeyboard-config.tmpl
+++ b/templates/xkeyboard-config.tmpl
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version=1.4
 extract_sufx=".tar.bz2"
 url=http://xlibs.freedesktop.org/xkbdesc
 build_style=gnu_configure
+configure_args="--with-xkb-rules-symlink=xfree86,xorg"
 make_cmd="$PKGFS_MASTERDIR/bin/gmake"
 short_desc="X Keyboard Configuration Database"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"