diff --git a/srcpkgs/lowdown/files/configure.glibc b/srcpkgs/lowdown/files/configure.glibc
deleted file mode 100644
index a212f75c1f5..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/lowdown/files/configure.glibc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-HAVE_ARC4RANDOM=0
-HAVE_CAPSICUM=0
-HAVE_ERR=1
-HAVE_EXPLICIT_BZERO=1
-HAVE_GETPROGNAME=0
-HAVE_INFTIM=0
-HAVE_MD5=0
-HAVE_MEMMEM=1
-HAVE_MEMRCHR=1
-HAVE_MEMSET_S=0
-HAVE_PATH_MAX=1
-HAVE_PLEDGE=0
-HAVE_PROGRAM_INVOCATION_SHORT_NAME=1
-HAVE_REALLOCARRAY=0
-HAVE_RECALLOCARRAY=0
-HAVE_SANDBOX_INIT=0
-HAVE_SECCOMP_FILTER=1
-HAVE_SOCK_NONBLOCK=1
-HAVE_STRLCAT=0
-HAVE_STRLCPY=0
-HAVE_STRNDUP=1
-HAVE_STRNLEN=1
-HAVE_STRTONUM=0
-HAVE_SYSTRACE=0
-HAVE_ZLIB=0
-HAVE___PROGNAME=1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/lowdown/files/configure.musl b/srcpkgs/lowdown/files/configure.musl
deleted file mode 100644
index d0b4fb0809a..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/lowdown/files/configure.musl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-HAVE_ARC4RANDOM=0
-HAVE_CAPSICUM=0
-HAVE_ERR=1
-HAVE_EXPLICIT_BZERO=0
-HAVE_GETPROGNAME=0
-HAVE_INFTIM=0
-HAVE_MD5=0
-HAVE_MEMMEM=1
-HAVE_MEMRCHR=1
-HAVE_MEMSET_S=0
-HAVE_PATH_MAX=1
-HAVE_PLEDGE=0
-HAVE_PROGRAM_INVOCATION_SHORT_NAME=1
-HAVE_REALLOCARRAY=0
-HAVE_RECALLOCARRAY=0
-HAVE_SANDBOX_INIT=0
-HAVE_SECCOMP_FILTER=1
-HAVE_SOCK_NONBLOCK=1
-HAVE_STRLCAT=1
-HAVE_STRLCPY=1
-HAVE_STRNDUP=1
-HAVE_STRNLEN=1
-HAVE_STRTONUM=0
-HAVE_SYSTRACE=0
-HAVE_ZLIB=0
-HAVE___PROGNAME=1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/lowdown/template b/srcpkgs/lowdown/template
index 2a1e50a49f0..44f7437387b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lowdown/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lowdown/template
@@ -1,25 +1,15 @@
 # Template file for 'lowdown'
 pkgname=lowdown
-version=0.4.2
+version=0.4.3
 revision=1
-build_style=gnu-makefile
+build_style=configure
+configure_args="PREFIX=/usr MANDIR=/usr/share/man"
 short_desc="Simple markdown translator"
 maintainer="Duncaen <duncaen@voidlinux.org>"
 license="ISC"
 homepage="https://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown/"
 distfiles="https://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown/snapshots/lowdown-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=2a9d318a4f0898dd6cb65a46ad5cdf23d85660fcbbcebe19aa4828a4ca2f5c04
-
-do_configure() {
-	local _libc=glibc
-	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	*-musl) _libc=musl ;;
-	esac
-	if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-		cp "${FILESDIR}/configure.$_libc" configure.local
-	fi
-	./configure PREFIX=/usr MANDIR=/usr/share/man
-}
+checksum=25d272edd47724e6892d4f401bc8404e892d5336a8c2cc42b166312d3865ddbe
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.md