diff --git a/srcpkgs/php-ast/template b/srcpkgs/php-ast/template
index 11c50fe190b..615361fe50f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/php-ast/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/php-ast/template
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ distfiles="https://pecl.php.net/get/ast-${version}.tgz"
 checksum=ee3d4f67e24d82e4d340806a24052012e4954d223122949377665427443e6d13
 make_check_pre="env NO_INTERACTION=1"
 
+post_extract() {
+	mv ast-$version/* .
+}
+
 pre_configure() {
 	phpize
 }