diff --git a/srcpkgs/git/template b/srcpkgs/git/template
index a040b6343fb..185655d2d35 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/git/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/git/template
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 # Template build file for "git".
 pkgname=git
-version=1.8.1.1
+version=1.8.1.3
 revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--with-curl --with-expat --without-tcltk"
+make_install_args="NO_INSTALL_HARDLINKS=1"
 short_desc="GIT Tree History Storage Tool"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://git-scm.com/"
 license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="http://git-core.googlecode.com/files/git-$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=8b5bd081dc38f3e14acc86f234231a9a46d1e9a990c8c732aed6856d2714dff6
+checksum=3753247dbfd802aaf1cb2c917b8e873b6ed13c009ab0fa5f7d90b3c759195ff1
 
 subpackages="git-docs git-perl git-python"
 # Required by https://
@@ -15,18 +18,25 @@ depends="ca-certificates"
 makedepends="xmlto>=0.0.25_2 asciidoc perl openssl-devel libcurl-devel
  expat-devel python-devel"
 
-do_configure() {
-	./configure ${CONFIGURE_SHARED_ARGS} --with-curl \
-		--with-expat --without-tcltk
+if [ -n "$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET" ]; then
+	subpackages="git-perl"
+	configure_args="${configure_args} --without-python
+			ac_cv_fread_reads_directories=no
+			ac_cv_snprintf_returns_bogus=no"
+	makedepends="perl"
+	crossmakedepends="openssl-devel libcurl-devel expat-devel"
+fi
+
+post_build() {
+	if [ -z "$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET" ]; then
+		make ${makejobs} -C Documentation man
+	fi
 }
 
-do_build() {
-	make ${makejobs} && make ${makejobs} -C Documentation man
-}
-
-do_install() {
-	make NO_INSTALL_HARDLINKS=1 DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} \
-		install install-doc
+post_install() {
+	if [ -z "$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET" ]; then
+		make NO_INSTALL_HARDLINKS=1 DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} install-doc
+	fi
 	vinstall contrib/completion/git-completion.bash 644 \
 		usr/share/bash-completion/completions git
 }