diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/INSTALL
deleted file mode 100644
index d0d4ba877d5..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/INSTALL
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-case "${ACTION}" in
-pre)
-	# Remove old triggers and create compat symlink.
-	if [ ! -d var/db/xbps ]; then
-		mkdir -p var/db/xbps
-	else
-		rm -rf var/db/xbps/triggers
-	fi
-	[ ! -d usr/libexec/${PKGNAME} ] && mkdir -p usr/libexec/${PKGNAME}
-	cd var/db/xbps && ln -sf ../../../usr/libexec/${PKGNAME} triggers
-	;;
-esac
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/template b/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/template
index 28ce6821e5c..97676360be7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'xbps-triggers'
 pkgname=xbps-triggers
-version=0.51
+version=0.52
 revision=1
 short_desc="XBPS triggers"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
@@ -21,4 +21,7 @@ do_install() {
 		vinstall ${FILESDIR}/${_trigger} 750 ${_triggersdir}
 		echo "# end" >> ${DESTDIR}/${_triggersdir}/${_trigger}
 	done
+	# Create compat symlink.
+	vmkdir var/db/xbps
+	ln -sf /${_triggersdir} ${DESTDIR}/var/db/xbps/triggers
 }