diff --git a/srcpkgs/chroot-file/template b/srcpkgs/chroot-file/template
index d433eb2f677..83521e85366 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chroot-file/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chroot-file/template
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pre_configure() {
 		# Build host file first.
 		CC= CFLAGS= LDFLAGS= AR= RANLIB= ./configure
 		make ${makejobs}
-		install -Dm755 $(find -type f -name file) hostbin/file
+		install -Dm755 src/file ${wrksrc}/hostbin/file
 		make distclean
 	fi
 }