diff --git a/srcpkgs/db/template b/srcpkgs/db/template
index 2cf6a799daf..9460dab3fae 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/db/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/db/template
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ pkgname=db
 version=5.3.28
 revision=1
 wrksrc="db-${version}"
+build_wrksrc="build_unix"
+build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_script="../dist/configure"
+configure_args="--enable-compat185 --enable-cxx --enable-static --enable-dbm"
+make_build_args="LIBSO_LIBS=-lpthread"
 short_desc="The Berkeley DB embedded database system"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/products/berkeleydb/overview/index.html"
@@ -10,21 +15,7 @@ license="BSD"
 distfiles="http://download.oracle.com/berkeley-db/db-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=e0a992d740709892e81f9d93f06daf305cf73fb81b545afe72478043172c3628
 
-do_configure() {
-	cd build_unix
-	../dist/configure ${configure_args} --enable-compat185 \
-		--enable-cxx --enable-static --enable-dbm
-}
-
-do_build() {
-	cd build_unix
-	make LIBSO_LIBS=-lpthread ${makejobs}
-}
-
-do_install() {
-	cd build_unix
-	make DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} install
-
+post_install() {
 	chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/*
 	vmkdir usr/share/doc/${pkgname}-${version}
 	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/docs/* ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/doc/${pkgname}-${version}