diff --git a/srcpkgs/libircclient/files/libircclient.pc b/srcpkgs/libircclient/files/libircclient.pc
index ca92609cb9c..45bdc951609 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libircclient/files/libircclient.pc
+++ b/srcpkgs/libircclient/files/libircclient.pc
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ libdir=${prefix}/lib
 
 Name: libircclient
 Description: IRC client library
-Version: 1.10
+Version: @version@
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lircclient -lcrypto -lssl
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libircclient/template b/srcpkgs/libircclient/template
index 8036d089f08..92623fd3d05 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libircclient/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libircclient/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'libircclient'
 pkgname=libircclient
 version=1.10
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--libdir=/usr/lib --enable-openssl --enable-ipv6 --enable-shared"
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config"
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ post_install() {
 	vcopy doc/*.rst usr/share/doc/${pkgname}
 	vcopy doc/sources/*.rst usr/share/doc/${pkgname}
 	vmkdir usr/lib/pkgconfig
-	sed -i ${FILESDIR}/${sourcepkg}.pc -e "s;@version@;${version};" \
+	sed ${FILESDIR}/${sourcepkg}.pc -e "s;@version@;${version};" \
 		> ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/pkgconfig/${sourcepkg}.pc
 	vman man/${pkgname}.1
 }