diff --git a/srcpkgs/deadbeef/template b/srcpkgs/deadbeef/template
index 159ad1ce38b..b664bb1b9bd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/deadbeef/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/deadbeef/template
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=deadbeef
 version=1.8.8
 revision=1
+create_wrksrc=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-oss --disable-lfm --disable-notify --disable-gtk2"
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool gettext gettext-devel intltool pkg-config
@@ -38,10 +39,11 @@ if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
 fi
 
 post_extract() {
+	mv deadbeef-${version}/* .
 	rm -rf external/apbuild
 	rm -rf external/mp4p
-	mv -v ../apbuild-${_apbuild_commit} external/apbuild
-	mv -v ../mp4p-${_mp4p_commit} external/mp4p
+	mv -v apbuild-${_apbuild_commit} external/apbuild
+	mv -v mp4p-${_mp4p_commit} external/mp4p
 }
 
 pre_configure() {