diff --git a/srcpkgs/xarchiver/template b/srcpkgs/xarchiver/template
index db281579059..1d4b9ab6cc4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xarchiver/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xarchiver/template
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ pkgname=xarchiver
 version=0.5.4.10
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-wrksrc="xarchiver-xarchiver-${version}"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool"
 makedepends="gtk+-devel"
 depends="xdg-utils desktop-file-utils hicolor-icon-theme"