diff --git a/srcpkgs/aalib/template b/srcpkgs/aalib/template
index a61f88c2108..09a463d334d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/aalib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/aalib/template
@@ -11,3 +11,11 @@ license="LGPL"
 distfiles="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/aa-project/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=0b214b98850f559e0a9ef7282de2ff336b094e1aacedefff3ffa50f07711db58
 wrksrc=aalib-1.4.0
+
+if [ -n "$XBPS_CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	makedepends="automake"
+	pre_configure() {
+		sed -e 's,AM_CONFIG_HEADER,AC_CONFIG_HEADERS,g' -i configure.in
+		autoreconf -fi
+	}
+fi