diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-static/template b/srcpkgs/xbps-static/template
index e0593477e5f..d66ff2bcee7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-static/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-static/template
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ homepage="http://www.voidlinux.eu/xbps"
 license="Simplified BSD"
 distfiles="https://github.com/voidlinux/xbps/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=22a8ae9b81ffb4727c9500c428bd5e70085b1e8605f82fa7bfa367c1cbc65fbc
+
+wrksrc="xbps-${version}"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="zlib-devel libressl-devel libarchive-devel>=3.1.2"
 depends="xbps-triggers"