diff --git a/audio/xmms2/xmms2.SlackBuild b/audio/xmms2/xmms2.SlackBuild
index 24bbf441e2..42916441e2 100644
--- a/audio/xmms2/xmms2.SlackBuild
+++ b/audio/xmms2/xmms2.SlackBuild
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ if [ -z "$ARCH" ]; then
   esac
 fi
 
-# If the variable PRINT_PACKAGE_NAME is set, then this script will report what
-# the name of the created package would be, and then exit. This information
-# could be useful to other scripts.
 if [ ! -z "${PRINT_PACKAGE_NAME}" ]; then
   echo "$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.$PKGTYPE"
   exit 0
@@ -60,26 +57,29 @@ cd $PRGNAM-$VERSION
 chown -R root:root .
 find -L . \
  \( -perm 777 -o -perm 775 -o -perm 750 -o -perm 711 -o -perm 555 \
-  -o -perm 511 \) -exec chmod 755 {} \; -o \
+  -o -perm 511 \) -exec chmod 755 {} + -o \
  \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 640 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 \
- -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) -exec chmod 644 {} \;
+ -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) -exec chmod 644 {} +
 
 export CCFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS"
 export CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS"
 
 # 20221224 bkw: added tests to --without-optionals. it causes the build
 # to fail if cunit is installed.
+# 20230830 bkw: disable mac (monkey's audio codec) plugin, since
+# it FTBFS. Also move the --without-ldconfig to the 'waf install' so
+# it'll actually work.
 ./waf --prefix=/usr \
   --libdir=/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX} \
   --with-pkgconfigdir=/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX}/pkgconfig \
   --mandir=/usr/man \
-  --without-ldconfig \
   --with-perl-archdir=/usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/perl5 \
   --without-optionals=python,tests \
+  --without-plugins=mac \
   -p configure
 
 ./waf build
-./waf install --destdir=$PKG
+./waf install --without-ldconfig --destdir=$PKG
 
 find $PKG | xargs file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | grep ELF \
   | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true