diff --git a/srcpkgs/whois/template b/srcpkgs/whois/template
index 97351bd2731..b159ad0b96b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/whois/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/whois/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'whois'
 pkgname=whois
 version=5.5.6
-revision=1
+revision=2
 wrksrc=whois
 hostmakedepends="perl pkg-config gettext"
 makedepends="libidn2-devel"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ alternatives="
  whois:whois.1:/usr/share/man/man1/gwhois.1"
 
 do_build() {
-	make CC=$CC prefix=/usr HAVE_ICONV=1
+	make CC=$CC prefix=/usr HAVE_ICONV=1 CONFIG_FILE=/etc/whois.conf
 }
 
 do_install() {