diff --git a/srcpkgs/cronie/template b/srcpkgs/cronie/template
index f82758e0208..4313284b624 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cronie/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cronie/template
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	*-musl)	makedepends+=" musl-obstack" ;;
 esac
 
-pre_configure() {
+pre_build() {
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-		*-musl) LIBS+=" -lobstack" ;;
+		*-musl) sed -i Makefile */Makefile -e "s; -lpam; -lobstack&;" ;;
 	esac
 }