diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/template b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
index c38881702d3..2c06381a9c8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
@@ -3,14 +3,30 @@ pkgname=xbps
 version=0.26
 revision=1
 build_style=configure
-configure_args="--prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --enable-static --enable-debug --enable-tests"
-hostmakedepends="which pkg-config"
-makedepends="zlib-devel openssl-devel libarchive-devel>=3.1.2 confuse-devel atf-devel"
+configure_args="--prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --enable-static --enable-debug"
+makedepends="zlib-devel openssl-devel libarchive-devel>=3.1.2 confuse-devel"
 short_desc="The XBPS package system utilities"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://xtraeme.github.io/xbps"
 license="Simplified BSD"
 
+bootstrap=yes
+
+if [ "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends="which pkg-config"
+	makedepends+=" atf-devel"
+	configure_args+=" --enable-tests"
+
+xbps-tests_package() {
+	short_desc+=" - Kyua testsuite"
+	replaces="xbps<0.16.3_2 xbps-tests>=0"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/tests
+	}
+}
+
+fi
+
 do_fetch() {
 	git clone -b${version} git://github.com/xtraeme/xbps.git xbps-${version}
 }
@@ -44,14 +60,6 @@ xbps-static_package() {
 	}
 }
 
-xbps-tests_package() {
-	short_desc+=" - Kyua testsuite"
-	replaces="xbps<0.16.3_2 xbps-tests>=0"
-	pkg_install() {
-		vmove usr/tests
-	}
-}
-
 xbps_package() {
 	depends="xbps-triggers"
 	conf_files="/etc/xbps/xbps.conf"