diff --git a/srcpkgs/dwm/template b/srcpkgs/dwm/template
index 27a2ff27c5..98d947d7f5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dwm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dwm/template
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ do_build() {
 	sed -i 's/^#CFLAGS = -std/CFLAGS += -std/g' config.mk
 	sed -i 's/^LDFLAGS = -g/#LDFLAGS += -g/g' config.mk
 	sed -i 's/^#LDFLAGS = -s/LDFLAGS += -s/g' config.mk
-	make X11INC=/usr/include/X11 X11LIB=/usr/lib/X11
+	make CC=$CC INCS="-I." LIBS="-lX11"
 }
 
 do_install() {