diff --git a/srcpkgs/acbuild/template b/srcpkgs/acbuild/template
index 78d907a7180..c73fc6d97be 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/acbuild/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/acbuild/template
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=acbuild
 version=0.4.0
 revision=1
+wrksrc="build-${version}"
 build_style=go
 go_import_path=github.com/appc/acbuild
 go_package=github.com/appc/acbuild/acbuild