diff --git a/srcpkgs/i3status/template b/srcpkgs/i3status/template
index 2f4f3f9194b..91ddd9a50b6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/i3status/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/i3status/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'i3status'
 pkgname=i3status
-version=2.7
-revision=2
+version=2.8
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 hostmakedepends="asciidoc pkg-config"
 makedepends="yajl-devel confuse-devel wireless_tools-devel alsa-lib-devel libcap-devel"
@@ -12,20 +12,9 @@ maintainer="davehome <davehome@redthumb.info.tm>"
 license="BSD"
 homepage="http://i3.zekjur.net/i3status/"
 distfiles="${homepage}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=073f4e5de3bc5afc1f23c52ea52e2aa4b90ca8a012f28ba2c5fac3c33474a632
-
-do_build() {
-	export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -std=c99"
-	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-		export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$XBPS_CROSS_BASE/usr/lib/pkgconfig"
-		export PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR="$XBPS_CROSS_BASE"
-	fi
-	make ${makejobs}
-}
-
-do_install() {
-	make DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} install
+checksum=ab06c5dd454354e6fc64354082616115082b70dc3906361bce5a02beb0f807fe
 
+post_install() {
 	# detect dhcpcd.
 	sed -i -e "s#dhclient#dhcpcd#g" ${DESTDIR}/etc/i3status.conf
 	vinstall LICENSE 644 usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}