diff --git a/srcpkgs/whois/template b/srcpkgs/whois/template
index bdcbc1bd92..2bba8becd0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/whois/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/whois/template
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for 'whois'
 pkgname=whois
-version=5.2.7
+version=5.2.8
 revision=1
 build_pie=yes
-build_style=gnu-makefile
-make_build_args="prefix=/usr HAVE_LIBIDN=1"
 hostmakedepends="perl"
 makedepends="libidn-devel"
 short_desc="An improved whois client"
@@ -12,8 +10,11 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://www.linux.it/~md/software"
 license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="${DEBIAN_SITE}/main/w/${pkgname}/${pkgname}_${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=c5536161a26c28ea0de03fafc065b5ce1b272a8ad2b44bf5784e7e802e61f239
+checksum=f053ebe766f7a6f42859e6a4abd3f18741f9788aaeb1b129c3c8de95085635da
 
+do_build() {
+	make CC=$CC prefix=/usr HAVE_LIBIDN=1
+}
 do_install() {
 	make prefix=/usr BASEDIR=${DESTDIR} install-whois
 }