diff --git a/srcpkgs/libxshmfence/template b/srcpkgs/libxshmfence/template
index 2edf6ca2ce9..a889f47dadf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libxshmfence/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libxshmfence/template
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # Template build file for 'libxshmfence'.
 pkgname=libxshmfence
 version=1.1
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--with-shared-memory-dir=/dev/shm"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="xproto"
 short_desc="X Shared memory 'SyncFence' synchronization primitive"