diff --git a/srcpkgs/nvi/template b/srcpkgs/nvi/template
index 761212506e6..2d02048d4d8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nvi/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nvi/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'nvi'
 pkgname=nvi
 version=1.81.6
-revision=15
+revision=16
 patch_args="-Np1"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 build_wrksrc=dist
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ alternatives="
 
 do_configure() {
 	export OPTFLAG="$CFLAGS"
-	./configure ${configure_args} --enable-widechar --enable-threads \
-		--disable-static vi_cv_path_preserve=/var/tmp --program-prefix=n \
+	./configure ${configure_args} --enable-widechar --disable-shared \
+		vi_cv_path_preserve=/var/tmp --program-prefix=n \
 		vi_cv_sprintf_count=yes
 }
 pre_build() {
@@ -35,4 +35,8 @@ pre_build() {
 post_install() {
 	# remove cat pages.
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man/cat1
+	# remove lib.
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/libvi.a
+	# remove perl + tcl scripts.
+	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/vi/perl ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/vi/tcl
 }