diff --git a/srcpkgs/7zip/p7zip.INSTALL b/srcpkgs/7zip/p7zip.INSTALL
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..dfb8ab9d339
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/7zip/p7zip.INSTALL
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/41209
+# When p7zip is updated from 16.02 or earlier,
+# /usr/bin/7z symlink will be lost because
+# - 7zip installed first -> alternatives system will `ln -s 7zip usr/bin/7z'
+# - p7zip upgrade will remove its old files, aka `rm -f usr/bin/7z
+if [ ! -L usr/bin/7z ]; then
+	xbps-alternatives -r "$PWD" -s 7zip
+fi
diff --git a/srcpkgs/7zip/template b/srcpkgs/7zip/template
index 0b209132ec7..f34403896e2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/7zip/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/7zip/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for '7zip'
 pkgname=7zip
 version=22.01
-revision=1
+revision=2
 short_desc="File archiver with a high compression ratio"
 maintainer="Roberto Ricci <ricci@disroot.org>"
 license="LGPL-2.1-or-later, BSD-3-Clause"