diff --git a/srcpkgs/wpa_supplicant/template b/srcpkgs/wpa_supplicant/template
index 061a237655a..d3c79564cc4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wpa_supplicant/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wpa_supplicant/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=wpa_supplicant
 version=0.7.3
 revision=7
-wrksrc=${pkgname}-${version}/${pkgname}
+build_wrksrc=$pkgname
 distfiles="http://hostap.epitest.fi/releases/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 short_desc="WPA/WPA2/IEEE 802.1X Supplicant"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"