diff --git a/srcpkgs/drbd-utils/template b/srcpkgs/drbd-utils/template
index c9b5fc27854..652d01a42fd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/drbd-utils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/drbd-utils/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=drbd-utils
 version=9.11.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
+build_helper="qemu"
 configure_args="
  --sbindir=/usr/bin \
  --prefix=/usr \
@@ -41,11 +42,10 @@ pre_configure() {
 	find -name "*.c" -exec sed -i "{}" -e 's#sys/poll\.h#poll.h#g' \;
 	find -name Makefile.in -exec sed -i "{}" -e 's#$(DESTDIR)/lib#$(DESTDIR)/usr/lib#g' \;
 	if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-		# Replace drbdsetup{,-83,84} with the /usr/bin or /usr/libexec counterparts
-		find -name Makefile.in -exec sed -i "{}" \
-			-e 's#^\(\s\)../../user/v83/drbdsetup-83#\1/usr/libexec/drbdsetup-83#' \
-			-e 's#^\(\s\)../../user/v84/drbdsetup-84#\1/usr/libexec/drbdsetup-84#' \
-			-e 's#^\(\s\)../../user/v9/drbdsetup#\1/usr/bin/drbdsetup#' \
+		# Replace drbdsetup{,-84,9} with the /usr/bin or /usr/libexec counterparts
+		find -name "Makefile*" -exec sed -i "{}" \
+			-e 's#^\(\s\)$(TOPDIR)/user/v84/drbdsetup-84#\1/usr/libexec/drbdsetup-84#' \
+			-e 's#^\(\s\)$(TOPDIR)/user/v9/drbdsetup#\1/usr/bin/drbdsetup#' \
 		\;
 	fi
 }