diff --git a/srcpkgs/wmii/template b/srcpkgs/wmii/template
index fd2c01e4c16..90e593a1792 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wmii/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wmii/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'wmii'
 pkgname=wmii
 version=3.9.2
-revision=7
+revision=8
 wrksrc=${pkgname}+ixp-${version}
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="libXrandr-devel libXft-devel libXinerama-devel"
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@ checksum=0466f1a5c534b0ee9fdace2c7a2d251845b7ec0ae80bdb8e68ae6584ebeebf2b
 python_version=2
 
 CFLAGS="-fcommon"
+LDFLAGS=" -lX11 -lXrender"
 
 do_build() {
-	LDFLAGS+=" -lX11 -lXrender"
-	make CC="$CC -c" AR="$AR crs" LD=$CC RANLIB=$RANLIB PREFIX=/usr
+	make CC="$CC -c" AR="$AR crs" LD=$CC RANLIB=$RANLIB \
+		V=1 PREFIX=/usr ETC=/usr/share
 }
 
 do_install() {
-	make PREFIX=/usr DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} install
+	make PREFIX=/usr DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} ETC=/usr/share install
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }