diff --git a/srcpkgs/moreutils/template b/srcpkgs/moreutils/template
index d0b3429934e..593ecc6af2c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/moreutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/moreutils/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'moreutils'
 pkgname=moreutils
 version=0.55
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_build_args="DOCBOOK2XMAN=docbook2man"
 hostmakedepends="docbook2x"
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ homepage="https://joeyh.name/code/moreutils/"
 distfiles="${DEBIAN_SITE}/main/m/moreutils/moreutils_${version}.orig.tar.gz"
 checksum=da9d5cd145ceea967a65dd50031d168d66199c3eb41b9390b57f35d4a5808ab5
 
+pre_install() {
+	sed -i '/INSTALL_BIN/s/-s//' Makefile
+}
 post_install() {
 	# rename parallel to not conflict with gnu-parllel
 	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/{,moreutils_}parallel