diff --git a/srcpkgs/libupnp/template b/srcpkgs/libupnp/template
index 01367edefd4..8659c17a4e4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libupnp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libupnp/template
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ homepage="http://pupnp.sourceforge.net/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/pupnp/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 checksum=b21bc676365622d3ace1b25292dab8d4d23f6e6a80ddc8f029b765d39797e934
 
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends="automake libtool"
+	pre_configure() {
+		autoreconf -fi
+	}
+fi
+
 libupnp-devel_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}-${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"