diff --git a/srcpkgs/c-ares-utils b/srcpkgs/c-ares-utils
deleted file mode 120000
index 80dbece4209..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/c-ares-utils
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-c-ares
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/c-ares/template b/srcpkgs/c-ares/template
index d59377357fc..e2093b49feb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/c-ares/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/c-ares/template
@@ -1,27 +1,18 @@
 # Template file for 'c-ares'
 pkgname=c-ares
 version=1.19.0
-revision=1
-build_style=cmake
-configure_args="
- -DCARES_STATIC=ON
- -DCARES_SHARED=ON"
+revision=2
+build_style=gnu-configure
 checkdepends="iana-etc"
 short_desc="Library for asynchronous DNS requests"
 maintainer="Duncaen <duncaen@voidlinux.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://c-ares.haxx.se/"
 changelog="https://c-ares.haxx.se/changelog.html"
-distfiles="${homepage}/download/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+distfiles="https://c-ares.haxx.se/download/c-ares-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=bfceba37e23fd531293829002cac0401ef49a6dc55923f7f92236585b7ad1dd3
 make_check=ci-skip # segfaults only on CI
 
-if [ "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" ]; then
-	configure_args+=" -DCARES_BUILD_TESTS=ON"
-else
-	configure_args+=" -DCARES_BUILD_TESTS=OFF"
-fi
-
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.md LICENSE
 }
@@ -34,15 +25,6 @@ c-ares-devel_package() {
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.a"
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
 		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
-		vmove usr/lib/cmake
 		vmove usr/share/man/man3
 	}
 }
-
-c-ares-utils_package() {
-	short_desc+=" - utilities"
-	pkg_install() {
-		vmove usr/bin
-		vmove usr/share/man/man1
-	}
-}