diff --git a/srcpkgs/xchat/template b/srcpkgs/xchat/template
index 3bf226c5bde..1a6d32505f1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xchat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xchat/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'xchat'
 pkgname=xchat
 version=2.8.8
-revision=10
+revision=11
 lib32disabled=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config gdk-pixbuf-devel perl"
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ pre_configure() {
 	local perlflags=
 	# Fix perl library path
 	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ];then
-		perlflags=`perl -MExtUtils::Embed -e ldopts | sed \
+		perlflags=$(perl -MExtUtils::Embed -e ldopts | sed \
 			-e 's/-lgdbm //' \
-			-e "s#/usr/lib#${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}\0#"`
+			-e "s#/usr/lib#${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}\0#")
 		sed -i "s#PERL_LDFLAGS=#\0$perlflags#" configure
 	fi
 }