diff --git a/srcpkgs/hfsprogs/template b/srcpkgs/hfsprogs/template
index f597f779dd8..e70cd66bb54 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/hfsprogs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/hfsprogs/template
@@ -13,11 +13,14 @@ license="APSL-2.0"
 homepage="http://www.opensource.apple.com/"
 distfiles="http://cavan.codon.org.uk/~mjg59/diskdev_cmds/diskdev_cmds-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=b01b203a97f9a3bf36a027c13ddfc59292730552e62722d690d33bd5c24f5497
-nocross="clang can't link cross-compiled fsck_hfs"
 
 pre_build() {
 	sed -i 's/[F|f]sck_hfs/fsck.hfsplus/g' fsck_hfs.tproj/fsck_hfs.8
 	sed -i 's/[N|n]ewfs_hfs/mkfs.hfsplus/g' newfs_hfs.tproj/newfs_hfs.8
+	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		sed -i "s|CFLAGS :=|CFLAGS := --target=${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET} --sysroot=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}|" Makefile
+		sed -i "s|LDFLAGS :=|LDFLAGS := -L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib|" Makefile
+	fi
 
 	# Remove errant execute bits.
 	find . -type f -name '*.[ch]' -exec chmod -c -x {} +