diff --git a/srcpkgs/fakechroot/template b/srcpkgs/fakechroot/template
index 5f765d59456..a7a7e4149f1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fakechroot/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fakechroot/template
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # Template file for 'fakechroot'
 pkgname=fakechroot
-version=2.16
+version=2.17.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--disable-static --sbindir=/usr/bin"
 short_desc="Gives a fake chroot environment"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-homepage="https://github.com/fakechroot/fakechroot"
+homepage="https://github.com/dex4er/fakechroot"
 license="LGPL-2.1"
-distfiles="https://github.com/downloads/fakechroot/fakechroot/fakechroot-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=81c105e0878b55fbcf430235badcb31249d86ac435297910f411d9955dadf9c6
-long_desc="
- This package provides a library which overrides libc functions, so it is
- possible to use root-specific tools without root privileges."
+
+do_fetch() {
+	git clone -b ${version} git://github.com/dex4er/fakechroot ${pkgname}-${version}
+}
 
 fakechroot_package() {
 	conf_files="
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ fakechroot_package() {
 		/etc/fakechroot/debootstrap.env
 		/etc/fakechroot/rinse.env"
 	pkg_install() {
-		vmove etc
-		vmove usr
+		vmove all
 	}
 }