diff --git a/srcpkgs/cdrdao/template b/srcpkgs/cdrdao/template
index b6bd37ce758..df9be733e34 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cdrdao/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cdrdao/template
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 pkgname=cdrdao
 version=1.2.3
 revision=3
-nocross=yes # runs pccts/antlr/antlr
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="lame-devel libmad-devel libvorbis-devel libao-devel"
@@ -12,3 +11,14 @@ license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/cdrdao/cdrdao/1.2.3/cdrdao-1.2.3.tar.bz2"
 checksum=8193cb8fa6998ac362c55807e89ad0b3c63edc6b01afaeb3d5042519527fb75e
+
+pre_build() {
+	local f
+	if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		# build antlr and dlg for the host
+		for f in antlr dlg; do
+			cd ${wrksrc}/pccts/$f
+			make CC=gcc LD=gcc CFLAGS="-O2 -pipe" LDFLAGS="-s"
+		done
+	fi
+}