diff --git a/srcpkgs/slstatus/template b/srcpkgs/slstatus/template
index 747a166c58..28e2c697bc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/slstatus/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/slstatus/template
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ makedepends="alsa-lib-devel libX11-devel"
 checksum=2602a7210decb265b55f1802d4baea652d782ef6c1c8d2f58a7d79bbd2d93d84
 
 pre_build() {
-	cp ${FILESDIR}/config.h config.h
+	[ -e ${FILESDIR}/config.h ] && cp ${FILESDIR}/config.h config.h
 	sed -i -e 's|^CFLAGS *=|override CFLAGS +=|g' \
 		-e 's|^LDFLAGS *=|override LDFLAGS +=|g' config.mk
 }