diff --git a/common/build-style/slashpackage.sh b/common/build-style/slashpackage.sh
index fcf0f076ce0..83ad0304776 100644
--- a/common/build-style/slashpackage.sh
+++ b/common/build-style/slashpackage.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 # required variables
 #
 #   build_style=slashpackage
-#   wrksrc=<category>/${pkgname}-${version}
+#   wrksrc=<category>
+#   build_wrksrc=${pkgname}-${version}
 #   distfiles=<download link>
 # 
 # example (daemontools)
@@ -14,15 +15,14 @@
 #   pkgname=daemontools
 #   version=0.76
 #   revision=1
-#   wrksrc=admin/${pkgname}-${version}
+#   wrksrc=admin
+#   build_wrksrc=${pkgname}-${version}
 #   build_style=slashpackage
 #   short_desc="A collection of tools for managing UNIX services"
 #   maintainer="bougyman <tj@geoforce.com>"
 #   license="Public Domain"
 #   homepage="http://cr.yp.to/daemontools.html"
 #   distfiles="http://cr.yp.to/daemontools/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-#
-#   patch_args="-p1" # << important for most slashpackage patches
 
 do_build() {
 	package/compile
diff --git a/srcpkgs/daemontools/template b/srcpkgs/daemontools/template
index a10cb2afec4..335c848f2b2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/daemontools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/daemontools/template
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for 'daemontools'
 pkgname=daemontools
 version=0.76
-revision=3
+revision=1
 wrksrc=admin
-build_wrksrc=admin/${pkgname}-${version}
+build_wrksrc=${pkgname}-${version}
 build_style=slashpackage
 short_desc="A collection of tools for managing UNIX services"
 maintainer="bougyman <tj@rubyists.com>"
@@ -11,5 +11,3 @@ license="Public Domain"
 homepage="http://cr.yp.to/daemontools.html"
 distfiles="http://cr.yp.to/daemontools/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=a55535012b2be7a52dcd9eccabb9a198b13be50d0384143bd3b32b8710df4c1f
-
-patch_args="-p1"