diff --git a/srcpkgs/flightgear/template b/srcpkgs/flightgear/template
index 595b8021b52..45404e778ed 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/flightgear/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/flightgear/template
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ pkgname=flightgear
 version=2020.3.13
 revision=1
 # XXX: always keep in sync with simgear version!
+create_wrksrc=yes
 build_style=cmake
 build_helper="qemu"
 configure_args="-DFG_DATA_DIR:STRING=/usr/share/flightgear/fgdata
- -DOpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE=GLVND -DTRANSLATIONS_SRC_DIR=${XBPS_BUILDDIR}/fgdata/Translations
+ -DOpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE=GLVND
+ -DTRANSLATIONS_SRC_DIR=${XBPS_BUILDDIR}/$pkgname-$version/fgdata/Translations
  -DSYSTEM_SQLITE=ON -DSYSTEM_FLITE=ON"
 hostmakedepends="gettext pkg-config qt5-tools"
 makedepends="MesaLib-devel boost-devel freealut-devel libevent-devel
@@ -37,10 +39,14 @@ if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
 	configure_args+=" -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS=-lexecinfo"
 fi
 
+post_extract() {
+	mv flightgear-$version/* .
+}
+
 flightgear-data_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - data files"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmkdir usr/share/flightgear
-		mv ${XBPS_BUILDDIR}/fgdata ${PKGDESTDIR}/usr/share/flightgear
+		mv fgdata ${PKGDESTDIR}/usr/share/flightgear
 	}
 }