diff --git a/srcpkgs/rpcsvc-proto/template b/srcpkgs/rpcsvc-proto/template
index 7c4ff304770..116b12ad5ad 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rpcsvc-proto/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rpcsvc-proto/template
@@ -11,7 +11,14 @@ changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/thkukuk/rpcsvc-proto/master/ChangeL
 distfiles="https://github.com/thkukuk/rpcsvc-proto/releases/download/v${version}/rpcsvc-proto-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=867e46767812784d8dda6d8d931d6fabb30168abb02d87a2a205be6d5a2934a7
 
-nocross="runs rpsvc binary compiled against the target system on the host machine"
+pre_build() {
+	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		make -C rpcgen CC=${CC_host} CFLAGS="${XBPS_CFLAGS}" LDFLAGS="${XBPS_LDFLAGS}"
+		cp rpcgen/rpcgen rpcgen/rpcgen-host
+		make -C rpcgen clean
+		sed -i -e 's!rpcgen/rpcgen!rpcgen/rpcgen-host!' rpcsvc/Makefile.in
+	fi
+}
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING