diff --git a/srcpkgs/gzip/template b/srcpkgs/gzip/template
index eed8064355..d4f9bbadb7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gzip/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gzip/template
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'gzip'
 pkgname=gzip
 version=1.6
-revision=7
+revision=8
 bootstrap=yes
 build_pie=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="gl_cv_func_fprintf_posix=yes gl_cv_func_fflush_stdin=yes"
 conflicts="chroot-gzip>=0"
 short_desc="GNU compression utility (replacement for compress)"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
@@ -13,13 +12,3 @@ homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/"
 license="GPL-3"
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
 checksum=37dfed1a485d53212c43b3fa2a7c7952f09bf5cd86e37121c222341ee1b27847
-
-pre_configure() {
-	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	*-musl)
-		# Special case for musl libc; "fix" issues with gnulib.
-		: > lib/fseeko.c
-		echo "void close_stdin(void) {}" > lib/closein.c
-		;;
-	esac
-}