diff --git a/srcpkgs/afl/template b/srcpkgs/afl/template
index 3bcd40da823..1a02cebb82e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/afl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/afl/template
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'afl'
 pkgname=afl
 version=2.08b
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-makefile
-make_build_args="PREFIX=/usr"
 # x86 only currently
 only_for_archs="i686 i686-musl x86_64 x86_64-musl"
+hostmakedepends="llvm clang"
 short_desc="American fuzzy lop - a brute-force fuzzer"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ checksum=268acb69ccdcfa07d72e33ea203818a01e81e84b423b4f0bfb56f8e04a358f88
 
 nostrip_files="small_archive.a small_exec.elf"
 
-pre_build() {
-	sed -i 's/^\(CFLAGS *+=\)/override \1/' Makefile
-	sed -i 's/^  \(LDFLAGS *+=\)/override \1/' Makefile
+do_build() {
+	make PREFIX=/usr
+	make PREFIX=/usr CC=clang CXX=clang++ -C llvm_mode
 }