diff --git a/srcpkgs/mercurial/template b/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
index a06b9817c8..d8df1a44c6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'mercurial'
 pkgname=mercurial
-version=1.8
+version=1.8.1
 distfiles="http://mercurial.selenic.com/release/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=python-module
 short_desc="Fast, lightweight source control management system"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=421d19151f754d8452b5cf0817e0bbac2f74d93a4f76f9de41fc7a7f33c5db93
+checksum=fadea043641b003132249fd440329c42fa9f03534bdd51ac98404b5dbc88aa31
 long_desc="
  Mercurial is a fast, lightweight Source Control Management system
  designed for efficient handling of very large distributed projects.
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ Add_dependency build gettext
 
 post_install()
 {
-	cd ${wrksrc}
 	install -d ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man/man1
 	install -d ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man/man5
 	install -m 644 doc/*.1 ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man/man1