diff --git a/srcpkgs/libarchive/template b/srcpkgs/libarchive/template
index dcb8cd56a7e..1a27dd4a24f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libarchive/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libarchive/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=3.1.2
 revision=5
 bootstrap=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--without-xml2 --without-nettle --disable-rpath"
+configure_args="--without-xml2 --without-nettle --disable-rpath ac_cv_func_lchmod=no"
 makedepends="zlib-devel bzip2-devel liblzma-devel"
 short_desc="Library to read/write several different streaming archive formats"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"