diff --git a/srcpkgs/docbook/template b/srcpkgs/docbook/template
index 95f8083c4e8..32a0d852ede 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/docbook/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/docbook/template
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ checksum="
  ecf71cbe8ddbad7494ff520d5b4edf73a428c0b159178cb0cb619cba685e61c6
  dbac0694e9bcaec43cab80c755ffb02cf8f613bf785ff8506e5ed72efa76a272"
 
+do_extract() {
+	:
+}
+
 do_install() {
 	local ver dir