diff --git a/srcpkgs/db/template b/srcpkgs/db/template
index 36caa6dcbf..054175ca13 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/db/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/db/template
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # Template file for 'db'
 pkgname=db
-version=4.8.24
-revision=2
-wrksrc="db-${version}/build_unix"
+version=4.8.26
+wrksrc="db-${version}"
 distfiles="http://download-uk.oracle.com/berkeley-db/db-${version}.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
+build_wrksrc="build_unix"
 configure_script="../dist/configure"
 configure_args="--enable-compat185 --enable-cxx --enable-o_direct
  --enable-posixmutexes"
 make_build_args="LIBSO_LIBS=-lpthread"
 short_desc="The Berkeley DB from Oracle"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=bcbd9021250d9cb5992a1adf83cc7c9f08de7d5cfe02a25dbef928316bff5c88
+checksum=f755d15f79cf6fc5a61d94bc3c8cfd3f9cb0ce3d454379d5981c54b326809d41
 long_desc="
  Berkeley DB is an embeddable database system that supports keyed access to
  data. The software is distributed in source code form, and developers can