diff --git a/srcpkgs/iptables/iptables-devel.template b/srcpkgs/iptables/iptables-devel.template
index 58528e185d6..93fc25580aa 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/iptables/iptables-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/iptables/iptables-devel.template
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@
 #
 noarch=yes
 depends="${sourcepkg}-${version}_${revision}"
-short_desc="${sourcepkg} (development files)"
-long_desc="${long_desc}
-
- This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
+short_desc="${short_desc} -- development files"
 
 do_install() {
 	vmove usr/include usr
diff --git a/srcpkgs/iptables/template b/srcpkgs/iptables/template
index a3e56bb1a4c..ec07d9321f6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/iptables/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/iptables/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'iptables'
 pkgname=iptables
 version=1.4.16.3
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-libipq --enable-shared --disable-static"
 subpackages="$pkgname-devel"
@@ -11,15 +11,17 @@ homepage="http://www.netfilter.org/"
 license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="$homepage/projects/iptables/files/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 checksum=643ccf34099d53d5b839e1d889c05627745a51ec122648e76a9fcec3a8a9ec79
-long_desc="
- iptables is the userspace command line program used to configure the Linux
- IPv4 packet filtering ruleset. It is targeted towards system administrators.
 
- Since Network Address Translation is also configured from the packet filter
- ruleset, iptables is used for this, too.
+if [ -n "$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET" ]; then
+	makedepends="automake gettext-devel pkg-config"
+	pre_configure() {
+		autoreconf -fi
+	}
+fi
 
- The iptables package also includes ip6tables. ip6tables is used for
- configuring the IPv6 packet filter."
+pre_build() {
+	rm include/linux/types.h
+}
 
 post_install() {
 	# systemd services.