diff --git a/srcpkgs/sysvinit/patches/install_perms.diff b/srcpkgs/sysvinit/patches/install_perms.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index 25b6523f77..0000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/sysvinit/patches/install_perms.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- src/Makefile.orig	2010-04-22 17:57:23.262171640 +0200
-+++ src/Makefile	2010-04-22 17:59:06.662188054 +0200
-@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ endif
- BIN_OWNER	= root
- BIN_GROUP	= root
- BIN_COMBO	= $(BIN_OWNER):$(BIN_GROUP)
--INSTALL		= install -o $(BIN_OWNER) -g $(BIN_GROUP)
-+INSTALL		= install
- MANDIR		= /usr/share/man
- 
- # Additional libs for GNU libc.
diff --git a/srcpkgs/sysvinit/template b/srcpkgs/sysvinit/template
index 9d92144ce1..052ec12a1d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sysvinit/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sysvinit/template
@@ -1,43 +1,27 @@
 # Template file for 'sysvinit'
 pkgname=sysvinit
-version=2.86
-revision=1
-distfiles="
-ftp://ftp.cistron.nl/pub/people/miquels/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
-build_style=custom-install
+version=2.88
+wrksrc="${pkgname}-${version}dsf"
+distfiles="http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/$pkgname/${pkgname}-${version}dsf.tar.bz2"
+build_style=gnu_makefile
+make_install_args="ROOT=${XBPS_DESTDIR}/${pkgname}-${version}"
 short_desc="Linux System V Init"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=035f98fae17d9cff002993c564ccc83dc4ed136127172caeff872b6abdb679d8
+checksum=60bbc8c1e1792056e23761d22960b30bb13eccc2cabff8c7310a01f4d5df1519
 long_desc="
  System V style init programs for booting a GNU/Linux system."
 
-Add_dependency full glibc
+Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency full shadow
 Add_dependency full util-linux-ng
 Add_dependency full coreutils
 Add_dependency full gawk
 
-do_build()
+post_install()
 {
-	cd ${wrksrc} || return 1
-	sed -i -e 's/utmpdump wall/utmpdump/' \
-		-e 's/mountpoint.1 wall.1/mountpoint.1/' src/Makefile
-	sed -i 's/\(.*\)\(Sending processes\)\(.*\)/\1\2 started by init\3/' \
-		src/init.c
-	make -C src || return 1
-}
-
-do_install()
-{
-	cd ${wrksrc} || return 1
-
-	install -d ${DESTDIR}/bin ${DESTDIR}/sbin \
-		${DESTDIR}/usr/bin ${DESTDIR}/usr/include \
-		${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man/man1 \
-		${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man/man5 \
-		${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man/man8
-
-	make -C src MANDIR=/usr/share/man ROOT=${DESTDIR} install
 	# Remove unneeded stuff
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/include
+	# wall(1) comes from util-linux-ng.
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/wall
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man/man1/wall.1
 }