diff --git a/srcpkgs/libutf8proc/template b/srcpkgs/libutf8proc/template
index 71a1ced1dd5..c477582d8d5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libutf8proc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libutf8proc/template
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="http://www.netsurf-browser.org"
 distfiles="http://git.netsurf-browser.org/$pkgname.git/snapshot/$pkgname-release/$version.tar.bz2"
 checksum=4fcfcd0df095267146b22564c0823ddc06503f51379e328b9517ca6873ce1830
-wrksrc=libutf8proc-release/${version}
+wrksrc=libutf8proc-release
+build_wrksrc=${version}
 
 do_build() {
 	make ${makejobs} HOST_CC=cc COMPONENT_TYPE=lib-shared PREFIX=/usr