diff --git a/srcpkgs/volume_key/template b/srcpkgs/volume_key/template
index 86636ed97c2..62f5f31880b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/volume_key/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/volume_key/template
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ distfiles="http://releases.pagure.org/volume_key/volume_key-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=450a54fe9bf56acec6850c1e71371d3e4913c9ca1ef0cdc3a517b4b6910412a6
 
 if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	hostmakedepends+=" python-devel"
+	hostmakedepends+=" python"
+	make_build_args+=" PYTHON_CPPFLAGS=-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/python2.7"
 fi
 
 volume_key-devel_package() {