diff --git a/srcpkgs/hostapd/template b/srcpkgs/hostapd/template
index 094d7bae508..4fc36bf975d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/hostapd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/hostapd/template
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for 'hostapd'
 pkgname=hostapd
 version=2.6
-revision=6
-build_wrksrc=${pkgname}
+revision=7
+build_wrksrc="$pkgname"
 conf_files="/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="libnl3-devel libressl-devel"