diff --git a/srcpkgs/mdocml/template b/srcpkgs/mdocml/template
index a0812a48a27..0cd29bc8190 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mdocml/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mdocml/template
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'mdocml'
 pkgname=mdocml
 version=1.12.3
-revision=1
-makedepends="db-devel>=5.3"
-conflicts="groff>=0 man-db>=0"
-provides="man-${version}_1 roff-${version}_1 apropos-${version}_1 whatis-${version}_1"
+revision=2
+makedepends="db185"
+replaces="groff>=0 man-db>=0"
+provides="roff-${version}_1 apropos-${version}_1 whatis-${version}_1"
 short_desc="mdoc macro compiler"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="ISC"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ distfiles="${homepage}/snapshots/mdocml-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=8ae7f7d471d52313707c4d78b25846dc4edca395b36ad20f24dead5399c13ee6
 
 do_build() {
-	make DBLIB=-ldb STATIC= ${makejobs}
+	make DBLIB=-ldb ${makejobs}
 }
 
 do_install() {
@@ -33,6 +33,4 @@ do_install() {
 			vinstall ${f}.8 644 usr/share/man/man8
 		fi
 	done
-	# Create mandoc -> man symlink.
-	ln -sfr ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/mandoc ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/man
 }