diff --git a/srcpkgs/tzdata/template b/srcpkgs/tzdata/template
index 25f79d0a192..618ad6c9e10 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tzdata/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tzdata/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=tzdata
 version=2021a
 revision=1
-wrksrc=tzdata
+bootstrap=yes
 create_wrksrc=yes
 hostmakedepends="tzutils"
 short_desc="Time zone and daylight-saving time data"