diff --git a/srcpkgs/suricata/patches/configure.patch b/srcpkgs/suricata/patches/configure.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 8bfea4da553..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/suricata/patches/configure.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
---- configure.orig	2019-02-22 22:09:50.521219706 +0100
-+++ configure	2019-02-22 22:23:32.663207196 +0100
-@@ -26682,24 +26681,0 @@ $as_echo "#define HAVE_RUST 1" >>confdef
--            as_ac_File=`$as_echo "ac_cv_file_$srcdir/rust/vendor" | $as_tr_sh`
--{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $srcdir/rust/vendor" >&5
--$as_echo_n "checking for $srcdir/rust/vendor... " >&6; }
--if eval \${$as_ac_File+:} false; then :
--  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
--else
--  test "$cross_compiling" = yes &&
--  as_fn_error $? "cannot check for file existence when cross compiling" "$LINENO" 5
--if test -r "$srcdir/rust/vendor"; then
--  eval "$as_ac_File=yes"
--else
--  eval "$as_ac_File=no"
--fi
--fi
--eval ac_res=\$$as_ac_File
--	       { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_res" >&5
--$as_echo "$ac_res" >&6; }
--if eval test \"x\$"$as_ac_File"\" = x"yes"; then :
--
--cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
--#define `$as_echo "HAVE_$srcdir/rust/vendor" | $as_tr_cpp` 1
--_ACEOF
--have_rust_vendor="yes"
--fi
diff --git a/srcpkgs/suricata/template b/srcpkgs/suricata/template
index ca2bc766139..f715e3fde91 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/suricata/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/suricata/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'suricata'
 pkgname=suricata
-version=4.1.5
+version=4.1.8
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 build_helper="$(vopt_if rust rust)"
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="GPL-2.0-only"
 homepage="https://suricata-ids.org/"
 distfiles="https://www.openinfosecfoundation.org/download/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=cee5f6535cd7fe63fddceab62eb3bc66a63fc464466c88ec7a41b7a1331ac74b
+checksum=c8a83a05f57cedc0ef81d833ddcfdbbfdcdb6f459a91b1b15dc2d5671f1aecbb
 
 build_options="lua rust hiredis"
 build_options_default="hiredis"
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ conf_files="/etc/${pkgname}/*.* /etc/${pkgname}/rules/*"
 
 CFLAGS="-fcommon"
 
+post_configure() {
+	if [ "$build_option_rust" ]; then
+		vsed -i rust/Makefile \
+			-e 's/#RUST_TARGET[[:space:]]*=.*/RUST_TARGET = /'
+	fi
+}
+
 post_build() {
 	sed -i 's|#run-as:|run-as:|g' $pkgname.yaml
 	sed -i "s|#  user: suri|  user: $pkgname|g" $pkgname.yaml