diff --git a/srcpkgs/base-system/template b/srcpkgs/base-system/template
index 49def6c96c7..8329782f827 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/base-system/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/base-system/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'base-system'
 pkgname=base-system
-version=0.72
+version=0.73
 revision=1
 build_style=meta-template
 homepage="https://www.voidlinux.eu/"
@@ -8,14 +8,19 @@ short_desc="Void Linux base system meta package"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="Public domain"
 
-makedepends="base-files>=0.77 ncurses coreutils findutils diffutils dash bash grep
+# XXX can't currently use makedepends here:
+#
+# 	1- conflicts with chroot-* pkgs
+# 	2- can't resolve virtual packages in srcpkgs (cron-daemon).
+#
+_depends="base-files>=0.77 ncurses coreutils findutils diffutils dash bash grep
  texinfo file sed gawk less util-linux which tar man-pages man-db shadow
  e2fsprogs btrfs-progs xfsprogs kbd psmisc procps-ng sudo tzdata
  iana-etc systemd cron-daemon openssh>=6.1p1 dhcpcd iproute2 iputils
  bridge-utils ifenslave iw wpa_supplicant xbps netbsd-wtf nvi
- wifi-firmware kernel void-artwork nss-mdns traceroute ethtool"
+ wifi-firmware linux void-artwork nss-mdns traceroute ethtool"
 
 base-system_package() {
 	replaces="xbps-base-system>=0"
-	depends="${makedepends}"
+	depends="${_depends}"
 }