diff --git a/srcpkgs/erlang/template b/srcpkgs/erlang/template
index cea8bb7e2ad..2edc44e2581 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/erlang/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/erlang/template
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=erlang
 version=25.1.2
 revision=1
-create_wrksrc=yes
-build_wrksrc="otp-OTP-${version}"
+wrksrc="otp-OTP-${version}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 make_install_target="install install-docs"
 hostmakedepends="autoconf libxslt perl tar"