diff --git a/srcpkgs/chef-client/template b/srcpkgs/chef-client/template
index 3589051f670..0d13a2a0942 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chef-client/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chef-client/template
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 pkgname=chef-client
 version=12.5.1
 revision=1
-#create_wrksrc=yes
 only_for_archs="x86_64 i686"
 build_style=fetch
-makedepends="dpkg"
 short_desc="Client for the Chef Systems Integration Framework"
 maintainer="bougyman <bougyman@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="apache2"
@@ -20,8 +18,8 @@ fi
 distfiles="https://opscode-omnibus-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/ubuntu/10.04/${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE}/chef_${version}-1_${_debarch}.deb"
 
 do_install() {
-	dpkg-deb --extract chef_${version}-1_${_debarch}.deb "$DESTDIR"
-	mkdir -p "$DESTDIR/usr/bin"
+	ar p  chef_${version}-1_${_debarch}.deb data.tar.gz | tar xzf - -C "${DESTDIR}"
+	mkdir -p "$DESTDIR"/usr/bin
 	for bin in chef-apply chef-client chef-shell chef-solo knife ohai;do
 		ln -s /opt/chef/bin/${bin} "$DESTDIR"/usr/bin/${bin}
 	done