diff --git a/srcpkgs/i3blocks/template b/srcpkgs/i3blocks/template
index a5437e73e4f..6f60bd7de5a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/i3blocks/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/i3blocks/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'i3blocks'
 pkgname=i3blocks
 version=1.3
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 short_desc="Flexible scheduler for i3bar"
 maintainer="Eivind Uggedal <eivind@uggedal.com>"
@@ -14,4 +14,6 @@ pre_build() {
 	# Do not build man pages since we don't have ronn:
 	sed -i '/install.*share\/man\/man1/d' Makefile
 	sed -i 's/install: all man/install: all/' Makefile
+
+	sed -i 's/^\(CFLAGS +=\)/override \1/' Makefile
 }