diff --git a/srcpkgs/wmutils-core/template b/srcpkgs/wmutils-core/template
index 0c3db0372e8..9e208ecd5b1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wmutils-core/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wmutils-core/template
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 # Template file for 'wmutils-core'
 pkgname=wmutils-core
-version=1.2
+version=1.4
 revision=1
 wrksrc="${pkgname##*-}-${version}"
 build_style=gnu-makefile
-makedepends="libxcb-devel"
+make_use_env=yes
+makedepends="libxcb-devel xcb-util-devel"
 short_desc="Set of window manipulation tools"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="ISC"
 homepage="https://github.com/wmutils/core"
 distfiles="https://github.com/${pkgname%-*}/core/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=b86348f2dbf0e518c2cc8c3c079d71b2542f041dc3c99ea5ac7be1368498b984
+checksum=44e16576b7f6e1f126c2cb249449ab7e10fd65289aff774ffaf27d2c15a7b2ba
 
-LDFLAGS="-lxcb"
-
-pre_build() {
-	sed -i 's,/man,/share/man,' config.mk
-	sed -i 's|@$(LD)|@$(CC)|g' Makefile
+post_extract() {
+	sed -i -e 's,/man,/share/man,'  \
+		-e 's|CFLAGS  =|CFLAGS +=|' \
+		-e 's|LDFLAGS =|LDFLAGS +=|' config.mk
 }
 
 post_install() {