diff --git a/srcpkgs/minizip/template b/srcpkgs/minizip/template
index 48324810126..01e4c56aec9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/minizip/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/minizip/template
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ pkgname=minizip
 version=1.2.11
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-wrksrc="zlib-${version}/contrib/${pkgname}"
+wrksrc="zlib-${version}"
+build_wrksrc="contrib/${pkgname}"
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool"
 makedepends="zlib-devel"
 short_desc="A C library for parsing configuration files"