diff --git a/srcpkgs/octave/template b/srcpkgs/octave/template
index 7a0a2e04f3c..7db00d3767f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/octave/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/octave/template
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ homepage="https://gnu.org/software/octave/"
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/octave/octave-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=cf6be2fac6796fda68971e249c96d026ce4a1b0ed074ce49a5791365a958c474
 
-pre_build(){
+pre_build() {
 	chmod +x build-aux/mk-opts.pl
 }
-