diff --git a/srcpkgs/acpid/files/handler.sh b/srcpkgs/acpid/files/handler.sh
index c1ea64ec59..c2a12be13b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/acpid/files/handler.sh
+++ b/srcpkgs/acpid/files/handler.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ setspeed="/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_setspeed"
 set $*
 
 PID=$(pgrep dbus-launch)
-USER=$(ps -o user --no-headers $PID)
+export USER=$(ps -o user --no-headers $PID)
 USERHOME=$(getent passwd $USER | cut -d: -f6)
 export XAUTHORITY="$USERHOME/.Xauthority"
 for x in /tmp/.X11-unix/*; do
diff --git a/srcpkgs/acpid/template b/srcpkgs/acpid/template
index 38f610967b..d3d4d9a7d7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/acpid/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/acpid/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'acpid'
 pkgname=acpid
 version=2.0.25
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--sbindir=/usr/bin"
 conf_files="/etc/acpi/events/anything /etc/acpi/handler.sh"