diff --git a/srcpkgs/rc/template b/srcpkgs/rc/template
index 9b5cce9066f..12d2169be11 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rc/template
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 # Template file for 'rc'
 pkgname=rc
 version=1.7.4
-revision=5
+revision=6
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="ac_cv_sys_restartable_syscalls=no
  $(vopt_if readline --with-edit=gnu)
  $(vopt_if libedit --with-edit=bsd)"
+hostmakedepends="automake"
 makedepends="$(vopt_if readline readline-devel)
  $(vopt_if libedit libedit-devel)"
 short_desc="Alternative implementation of the plan 9 rc shell"
 maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="Zlib"
-homepage="http://tobold.org/article/rc"
-distfiles="http://static.tobold.org/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=5ed26334dd0c1a616248b15ad7c90ca678ae3066fa02c5ddd0e6936f9af9bfd8
+homepage="https://github.com/rakitzis/rc"
+distfiles="https://github.com/rakitzis/rc/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=0b83f8698dd8ef44ca97b25c4748c087133f53c7fff39b6b70dab65931def8b0
 register_shell="/bin/rc"
 
 build_options="readline libedit static"
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ pre_configure() {
 		CFLAGS+=" -static"
 		LDFLAGS+=" -static"
 	fi
+	sh bootstrap
 }
 
 pre_build() {