diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-git/template b/srcpkgs/xbps-git/template
index 61ce05fecc8..ae6cb9824f4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-git/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-git/template
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.voidlinux.eu/xbps"
 license="Simplified BSD"
 
-build_style=configure
-configure_script="env HAVE_VASPRINTF=1 ./configure"
-configure_args="--prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --enable-debug --enable-static --enable-tests"
-
 hostmakedepends="which pkg-config"
 makedepends="zlib-devel openssl-devel libarchive-devel>=3.1.2 confuse-devel atf-devel"
 
@@ -25,6 +21,18 @@ do_fetch() {
 	git clone ${url} ${pkgname}-${version}
 }
 
+do_configure() {
+	HAVE_VASPRINTF=1 ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --enable-debug --enable-static --enable-tests
+}
+
+do_build() {
+	make ${makejobs}
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	make DESTDIR=$DESTDIR install
+}
+
 libxbps-git_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - runtime library"
 	provides="libxbps-${version}_${revision}"