diff --git a/srcpkgs/icu/template b/srcpkgs/icu/template
index 478589e3fc..8dedd3615b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/icu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/icu/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'icu'.
 pkgname=icu
 version=54.1
-revision=1
+revision=2
 wrksrc=icu
 build_wrksrc=source
 build_style=gnu-configure
@@ -31,10 +31,12 @@ pre_configure() {
 		make DESTDIR=${wrksrc}/host-icu install
 		mv ${wrksrc}/host-icu/sbin/* ${wrksrc}/host-icu/bin
 		make distclean
-		# libicudata must be linked to libc, otherwise it's soft-float.
-		# See https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=653457
-		sed -e 's,-nostdlib,,g' -i ${wrksrc}/source/config/mh-linux
 	fi
+
+	# libicudata must be linked to libc, otherwise it's soft-float on ARM.
+	# probably other stuff breaks too, so let's just do it.
+	# See https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=653457
+	sed -e 's,-nostdlib,,g' -i ${wrksrc}/source/config/mh-linux
 }
 
 post_install() {