diff --git a/srcpkgs/axel/template b/srcpkgs/axel/template
index 61844c9033e..795d63beb50 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/axel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/axel/template
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version=2.4
 revision=1
 wrksrc=axel-2.4
 build_style=gnu-configure
+conf_files=/etc/axelrc
 short_desc="Download accelerator for FTP and HTTP"
 maintainer="Jürgen Buchmüller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"
 license="GPL-2"
@@ -11,10 +12,11 @@ homepage="https://axel.alioth.debian.org/"
 distfiles="${DEBIAN_SITE}/main/a/axel/axel_${version}.orig.tar.gz"
 checksum="359a57ab4e354bcb6075430d977c59d33eb3e2f1415a811948fa8ae657ca8036"
 
-do_configure() {
-	./configure --prefix=/usr
+post_configure() {
 	# Change Makefile.settings to not use -Os, because we have no gcc_s library
 	sed -i Makefile.settings -e 's; -Os;;'
 	# Change CFLAGS= to CFLAGS+= to keep predefined flags
 	sed -i Makefile.settings -e 's;CFLAGS=;CFLAGS+=;'
+	# Replace strip by dummy command echo
+	sed -i Makefile.settings -e 's;STRIP=strip;STRIP=echo;'
 }