diff --git a/srcpkgs/xfce4-windowck-plugin/template b/srcpkgs/xfce4-windowck-plugin/template
index 3679e7a7362..96fe6eb1417 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xfce4-windowck-plugin/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xfce4-windowck-plugin/template
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pre_configure() {
 	autogen_args="--prefix=/usr"
 
 	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-		autogen_args+=" --build=${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET} --host=${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}"
+		autogen_args+=" --host=${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}"
 	fi
 
 	xdt-autogen ${autogen_args}