diff --git a/srcpkgs/gzip/template b/srcpkgs/gzip/template
index a72516b181c..292fbc099e9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gzip/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gzip/template
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for 'gzip'
 pkgname=gzip
 version=1.6
-revision=2
+revision=3
+bootstrap=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
 conflicts="chroot-gzip>=0"
 short_desc="GNU compression utility (replacement for compress)"