diff --git a/srcpkgs/chuck/template b/srcpkgs/chuck/template
index 5e9510c4b16..17b7c58d372 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chuck/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chuck/template
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=chuck
 version=1.4.1.1
 revision=1
+create_wrksrc=yes
 build_wrksrc=src
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_use_env=yes
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ checksum=4459ee6f151da72dcde1525e0afe05329d61086356b168ecfc0bc3a570290f63
 
 
 post_extract() {
+	mv chuck-${version}/* .
 	# use CC, CXX and LD from environment
 	vsed -e '/^CC=/d' -e '/^CXX=/d' -e '/^LD=/d' -i src/makefile -i src/core/makefile
 	# fix parallel builds for make in sub directories