diff --git a/srcpkgs/rtorrent/template b/srcpkgs/rtorrent/template
index 58831ff96a3..ae0d6f7aaea 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rtorrent/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rtorrent/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'rtorrent'
 pkgname=rtorrent
 version=0.9.7
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-xmlrpc-c"
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config"
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ checksum=5a7c9ded6b92d5ffc5ae32c19816f2328848d70841a4ce7d2739a5024d3587ca
 
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi
+	sed -e 's,test "$cross_compiling" = yes, false,' -i configure
 }