diff --git a/srcpkgs/wabt/template b/srcpkgs/wabt/template
index 0a025a820ed..f8cb3d18bb6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wabt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wabt/template
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=wabt
 version=1.0.23
 revision=1
+create_wrksrc=yes
 build_style=cmake
 make_check_target=check
 checkdepends="python3-ply"
@@ -22,12 +23,13 @@ checksum="925f47020705cd2cc00a4ff6a36ab08f8adf6d08c7eac5057db0db38b6b2f16d
  aea8cd095e9937f1e14f2c93e026317b197eb2345e7a817fe3932062eb7b792c"
 
 post_extract() {
+	mv wabt-${version}/* .
 	# move submodule to proper location
 	rmdir third_party/gtest
 	rmdir third_party/testsuite
 	rmdir third_party/wasm-c-api
 
-	mv -v ../googletest-${_gtest_commit} third_party/gtest
-	mv -v ../testsuite-${_testsuite_commit} third_party/testsuite
-	mv -v ../wasm-c-api-${_wasm_c_api_commit} third_party/wasm-c-api
+	mv -v googletest-${_gtest_commit} third_party/gtest
+	mv -v testsuite-${_testsuite_commit} third_party/testsuite
+	mv -v wasm-c-api-${_wasm_c_api_commit} third_party/wasm-c-api
 }