diff --git a/srcpkgs/recode/template b/srcpkgs/recode/template
index 2528ca098a6..fd7cd849099 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/recode/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/recode/template
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'recode'
 pkgname=recode
 version=3.6
-revision=4
+revision=5
 patch_args="-Np1"
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--without-included-gettext"
+configure_args="--without-included-gettext ac_cv_func_malloc_0_nonnull=yes
+ ac_cv_func_realloc_0_nonnull=yes"
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool"
 short_desc="Character set conversion utility"
 homepage="http://recode.progiciels-bpi.ca/"
@@ -24,11 +25,13 @@ pre_configure() {
 	sed -e 's,AM_CONFIG_HEADER,AC_CONFIG_HEADERS,g' -i configure.in
 	sed -i -e "/^AM_C_PROTOTYPES.*/d" configure.in
 	sed -i -e "s/ansi2knr//" src/Makefile.am
-	rm -f acinclude.m4 && autoreconf -fi && libtoolize
+	rm -f acinclude.m4
+	autoreconf -fi
+	libtoolize
 }
 
 librecode_package() {
-	short_desc="${short_desc} - shared library"
+	short_desc+=" - shared library"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.so*"
 	}
@@ -36,7 +39,7 @@ librecode_package() {
 
 recode-devel_package() {
 	depends="libglib-devel librecode>=${version}"
-	short_desc="${short_desc} - development files"
+	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.a"