diff --git a/srcpkgs/xsane/template b/srcpkgs/xsane/template
index 7bfa8b313e..022eae8e94 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xsane/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xsane/template
@@ -1,20 +1,25 @@
 # Template file for 'xsane'
 pkgname=xsane
 version=0.999
-revision=2
+revision=3
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="gtk+-devel lcms-devel sane-devel gimp-devel"
 depends="sane"
 short_desc="GTK-based X11 frontend for SANE"
 maintainer="Jürgen Buchmüller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"
-license="GPL-2"
+license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="http://www.xsane.org"
 distfiles="${DEBIAN_SITE}/main/x/xsane/xsane_${version}.orig.tar.gz"
 checksum=5782d23e67dc961c81eef13a87b17eb0144cae3d1ffc5cf7e0322da751482b4b
-nocross="configure: error: cannot run C compiled programs. If you meant to cross compile, use '--host'."
+
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" sane-devel"
+fi
 
 do_build() {
-	local _args="--prefix=/usr --sbindir=/usr/bin --mandir=/usr/share/man"
+	local _args="--prefix=/usr --sbindir=/usr/bin --mandir=/usr/share/man
+	 --target=${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET} --host=${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}
+	 --build=${XBPS_TRIPLET}"
 	./configure ${_args} --enable-gimp
 	make ${makejobs}
 	mv src/xsane{,-gimp}