diff --git a/srcpkgs/fossil/template b/srcpkgs/fossil/template
index 2eaf5fb241a..3b52366f3a1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fossil/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fossil/template
@@ -1,30 +1,19 @@
 # Template file for 'fossil'
 pkgname=fossil
-version=20120317175325
-wrksrc="fossil-src-${version}"
+version=1.28
 revision=1
-makedepends="openssl-devel readline-devel sqlite-devel"
+_distver="20140127173344"
+wrksrc="fossil-src-${_distver}"
+build_style=configure
+hostmakedepends="tcl"
+makedepends="zlib-devel openssl-devel readline-devel sqlite-devel"
 short_desc="Simple, high-reliability, distributed software configuration management"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="BSD"
 homepage="http://www.fossil-scm.org"
-distfiles="http://www.fossil-scm.org/download/fossil-src-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=8ea3462a29e645fe0bd062d5742de4e1921a38acced5107d08465821d95aa9b0
-long_desc="
- Fossil is an easy-to-use Distributed Source Control Management system (DSCM)
- which supports access and administration over HTTP CGI or via a built-in HTTP
- server, has a built-in wiki, built-in file browsing, a built-in tickets system,
- etc."
+distfiles="http://www.fossil-scm.org/download/fossil-src-${_distver}.tar.gz"
+checksum=aca7c5a7c39ae2880712020e089c9c12543ba656c71d8cf8ac50e3c8871baa80
 
-do_build() {
+do_configure() {
 	./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-internal-sqlite
-	make ${makejobs}
-}
-
-do_install() {
-	vmkdir usr/bin
-	make DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} install
-
-	# Install license.
-	vinstall COPYRIGHT-BSD2.txt 644 usr/share/licenses/${pkgname} LICENSE
 }