diff --git a/srcpkgs/cracklib/template b/srcpkgs/cracklib/template
index be17b677209..b976ed48e1b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cracklib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cracklib/template
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=cracklib
 version=2.9.7
 revision=2
+create_wrksrc=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-static"
 hostmakedepends="libtool automake gettext-devel"
@@ -16,12 +17,16 @@ checksum="8b6fd202f3f1d8fa395d3b7a5d821227cfd8bb4a9a584a7ae30cf62cea6287dd
 
 lib32disabled=yes
 
+post_extract() {
+	mv cracklib-${version}/* .
+}
+
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi
 }
 
 post_install() {
-	vinstall ../cracklib-words-${version} 644 usr/share/cracklib cracklib-words
+	vinstall cracklib-words-${version} 644 usr/share/cracklib cracklib-words
 }
 
 cracklib-devel_package() {