diff --git a/srcpkgs/fortune-mod/template b/srcpkgs/fortune-mod/template
index 724f2a2acf9..eb9b51d019d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fortune-mod/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fortune-mod/template
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 # Template file for 'fortune-mod'
 pkgname=fortune-mod
 version=1.99.1
-revision=1
-makedepends="recode recode-devel"
+revision=2
+hostmakedepends="recode"
+makedepends="recode-devel"
 short_desc="Implementation of the BSDGames 'fortune' program"
 maintainer="Tj Vanderpoel (bougyman) <tj@rubyists.com>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://www.redellipse.net/code/fortune"
 distfiles="${DEBIAN_SITE}/main/f/fortune-mod/${pkgname}_${version}.orig.tar.gz"
 checksum=fc51aee1f73c936c885f4e0f8b6b48f4f68103e3896eaddc6a45d2b71e14eace
-build_style=gnu-makefile
-make_build_args="COOKIEDIR=/usr/share/fortunes"
 
-pre_install() {
-	make_install_args="prefix=${DESTDIR} FORTDIR=${DESTDIR}/usr/bin COOKIEDIR=$DESTDIR/usr/share/fortunes"
+do_build() {
+	sed -i "s|^CFLAGS=.*|CFLAGS=${CFLAGS} \$(DEFINES)|" Makefile
+	sed -i "s|^LDFLAGS=.*|LDFLAGS=${LDFLAGS}|" Makefile
+	make CC=$CC COOKIEDIR=/usr/share/fortunes
+}
+do_install() {
+	make prefix=${DESTDIR} FORTDIR=${DESTDIR}/usr/bin COOKIEDIR=$DESTDIR/usr/share/fortunes install
 }