diff --git a/srcpkgs/ethtool/template b/srcpkgs/ethtool/template
index 86dd55e4b8..5d74cf1a14 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ethtool/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ethtool/template
@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
 # Template file for 'ethtool'
 pkgname=ethtool
-_distver=3.5
-# Previous version was 6, we have to conserve it to make version comparision
-# work with previous versions.
-version=6:${_distver}
+version=3.5
 revision=1
-wrksrc=${pkgname}-${_distver}
 build_style=gnu-configure
 short_desc="Display or change ethernet card settings"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/"
 license="GPL-2"
-distfiles="http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/$pkgname/$pkgname-${_distver}.tar.xz"
+distfiles="http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=992f61b13e0f47d6cf08e59fd56a74a06402f0f5392c4a81ec3ecc574ede70a8
 long_desc="
  ethtool is used for querying settings of an ethernet device and changing them."