diff --git a/srcpkgs/flex/template b/srcpkgs/flex/template
index bc00abcf6db..cf41a4ca62c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/flex/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/flex/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'flex'
 pkgname=flex
 version=2.6.4
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-bootstrap --disable-shared"
 hostmakedepends="bison"
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ checksum=e87aae032bf07c26f85ac0ed3250998c37621d95f8bd748b31f15b33c45ee995
 # Required to enable the definition of reallocarray() in stdlib.h
 CFLAGS="-D_GNU_SOURCE"
 
-
 post_install() {
+	ln -s flex ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/lex
 	vlicense COPYING
 }