diff --git a/srcpkgs/fortune-mod/files/error.c b/srcpkgs/fortune-mod/files/error.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b12fe45adf..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/fortune-mod/files/error.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#include <stdarg.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#define _GNU_SOURCE
-#include <errno.h>
-
-void error(int status, int errnum, const char* format, ...)
-{
-	va_list ap;
-
-	fflush(stdout);
-	fprintf(stderr, "%s: ", program_invocation_name);
-	va_start(ap, format);
-	vfprintf(stderr, format, ap);
-	va_end(ap);
-	if (errnum)
-		fprintf(stderr, ":%d", errnum);
-	if (status)
-		exit(status);
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/fortune-mod/files/error.h b/srcpkgs/fortune-mod/files/error.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 81a410f8cfc..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/fortune-mod/files/error.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef _ERROR_H_
-#define _ERROR_H_
-void error(int status, int errnum, const char* format, ...);
-#endif	/* _ERROR_H_ */
diff --git a/srcpkgs/fortune-mod/template b/srcpkgs/fortune-mod/template
index 0eb27936c07..27824c3617e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fortune-mod/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fortune-mod/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'fortune-mod'
 pkgname=fortune-mod
 version=1.99.1
-revision=5
+revision=6
 hostmakedepends="recode"
 makedepends="recode-devel"
 short_desc="Implementation of the BSDGames 'fortune' program"
@@ -18,14 +18,12 @@ if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 fi
 
 do_build() {
-	sed -i "s|^CFLAGS=.*|CFLAGS=${CFLAGS} -fsigned-char \$(DEFINES)|" Makefile
-	sed -i "s|^LDFLAGS=.*|LDFLAGS=${LDFLAGS}|" Makefile
-	sed -i "s;u_int;uint;" util/strfile.h
+	vsed -i "s|^CFLAGS=.*|CFLAGS=${CFLAGS} -fsigned-char \$(DEFINES)|" Makefile
+	vsed -i "s|^LDFLAGS=.*|LDFLAGS=${LDFLAGS}|" Makefile
+	vsed -i "s;u_int;uint;" util/strfile.h
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 		*-musl)
-			cp ${FILESDIR}/error.{c,h} ${wrksrc}/fortune
-			sed -e "s;-DBSD_REGEX;-DPOSIX_REGEX;" -i Makefile
-			sed -e "s;fortune\.o;fortune.o error.o;" -i fortune/Makefile
+			vsed -e "s;-DBSD_REGEX;-DPOSIX_REGEX;" -i Makefile
 	esac
 	make CC=$CC COOKIEDIR=/usr/share/fortunes $_strfile
 	sed -n '/[*][[:space:]]*The Regents/,/SUCH DAMAGE/p' fortune/fortune.c |