diff --git a/srcpkgs/libgfshare-maketable b/srcpkgs/libgfshare-maketable
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..aa3e61c7b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libgfshare-maketable
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+libgfshare
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libgfshare/template b/srcpkgs/libgfshare/template
index d09332b442..90952557b9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libgfshare/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libgfshare/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'libgfshare'
 pkgname=libgfshare
 version=2.0.0
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 short_desc="Shamir's secret-sharing method in the Galois Field GF(2**8)"
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ homepage="https://git.gitano.org.uk/libgfshare.git"
 distfiles="http://www.digital-scurf.org/files/libgfshare/libgfshare-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=86f602860133c828356b7cf7b8c319ba9b27adf70a624fe32275ba1ed268331f
 
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" libgfshare-maketable"
+fi
+
+pre_build() {
+	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		sed -i -e 's#\.\/gfshare_maketable#gfshare_maketable#' Makefile
+	fi
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYRIGHT
 }
@@ -31,5 +41,14 @@ libgfshare-tools_package() {
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/bin/gfcombine
 		vmove usr/bin/gfsplit
+		vmove usr/share/man/man1/gfcombine.1
+		vmove usr/share/man/man1/gfsplit.1
+	}
+}
+
+libgfshare-maketable_package() {
+	short_desc+="tables for libgfshare"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vbin gfshare_maketable
 	}
 }