diff --git a/srcpkgs/attic/template b/srcpkgs/attic/template
index 802358691a5..a2f9a04de67 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/attic/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/attic/template
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 # Template file for 'attic'
 pkgname=attic
 version=0.13
-revision=2
-wrksrc=Attic-$version
+revision=3
+wrksrc="Attic-$version"
 build_style=python-module
-hostmakedepends="python3.4-setuptools Cython"
-makedepends="python3.4-devel libressl-devel acl-devel"
+hostmakedepends="python3.4-setuptools python3.4-devel libressl-devel"
+makedepends="${hostmakedepends/python3.4-setuptools/} acl-devel"
+depends="python3.4-msgpack"
 python_versions="3.4"
 pycompile_module="attic"
-depends="python3.4 python3.4-msgpack"
 short_desc="A deduplicating backup program for efficient and secure backups"
 maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://attic-backup.org/"
 license="BSD"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/A/Attic/Attic-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=fe34a48998d876686987dc926f6cf78e337bff8ea1c120ecf240ff4fe970673f
+
+pre_build() {
+	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		sed -i "s|\(possible_openssl_prefixes\) =.*|\1 = ['${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr']|" setup.py
+	fi
+}