diff --git a/srcpkgs/thunderbird/patches/thunderbird-install-dir.patch b/srcpkgs/thunderbird/patches/thunderbird-install-dir.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e6de85c1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/thunderbird/patches/thunderbird-install-dir.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+--- mozilla/config/baseconfig.mk.orig  2014-07-23 17:41:26.899090299 +0200
++++ mozilla/config/baseconfig.mk       2014-07-23 17:44:37.283097079 +0200
+@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
+ # directly in python/mozbuild/mozbuild/base.py for gmake validation.
+ # We thus use INCLUDED_AUTOCONF_MK to enable/disable some parts depending
+ # whether a normal build is happening or whether the check is running.
+-includedir := $(includedir)/$(MOZ_APP_NAME)-$(MOZ_APP_VERSION)
+-idldir = $(datadir)/idl/$(MOZ_APP_NAME)-$(MOZ_APP_VERSION)
+-installdir = $(libdir)/$(MOZ_APP_NAME)-$(MOZ_APP_VERSION)
+-sdkdir = $(libdir)/$(MOZ_APP_NAME)-devel-$(MOZ_APP_VERSION)
++includedir := $(includedir)/$(MOZ_APP_NAME)
++idldir = $(datadir)/idl/$(MOZ_APP_NAME)
++installdir = $(libdir)/$(MOZ_APP_NAME)
++sdkdir = $(libdir)/$(MOZ_APP_NAME)-devel
+ ifndef TOP_DIST
+ TOP_DIST = dist
+ endif
diff --git a/srcpkgs/thunderbird/template b/srcpkgs/thunderbird/template
index fb35f3cd99..05c8d58e7f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/thunderbird/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/thunderbird/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'thunderbird'.
 pkgname=thunderbird
 version=38.3.0
-revision=2
+revision=3
 wrksrc="comm-esr${version/.*/}"
 short_desc="Standalone Mail/News reader"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.eu>"