diff --git a/srcpkgs/nethack/template b/srcpkgs/nethack/template
index 7edc1936381..9c7faccfacd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nethack/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nethack/template
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'nethack'
 pkgname=nethack
 version=3.4.3
-revision=3
+revision=4
 make_dirs="/var/games/nethack/save 0775 nethack nethack"
 system_accounts="$pkgname"
-hostmakedepends="ncurses-devel flex groff"
+hostmakedepends="ncurses-devel flex"
 depends="gzip"
 short_desc="Exploring The Mazes of Menace"
 maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ do_configure() {
 
 do_build() {
 	make all dungeon \
-		CC="$CC" LD="$LD" LEX=flex WINTTYLIB=-lncurses \
-		CFLAGS="-DLINUX -DTIMED_DELAY -DDLB \
+		CC="$CC" LD="$LD" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" \
+		LEX=flex WINTTYLIB=-lncurses \
+		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DLINUX -DTIMED_DELAY -DDLB \
 			-DHACKDIR='\"/var/games/nethack\"' -I../include"
 }