diff --git a/srcpkgs/mtd-utils/template b/srcpkgs/mtd-utils/template
index b74d8453aa..8c5a055b45 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mtd-utils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mtd-utils/template
@@ -1,13 +1,32 @@
 # Template build file for 'mtd-utils'.
 pkgname=mtd-utils
 version=1.5.0
-revision=1
-build_style=gnu-makefile
-makedepends="lzo-devel acl-devel libuuid-devel"
+revision=2
+makedepends="zlib-devel lzo-devel acl-devel libuuid-devel"
 crossmakedepends="${makedepends}"
-short_desc="utilities to handle MTD devices, and for dealing with FTL, NFTL JFFS2 etc."
+short_desc="Memory Technology Device Utilities"
 maintainer="pancake <pancake@nopcode.org>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://www.linux-mtd.infradead.org/"
 distfiles="ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/mtd-utils/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 checksum=381be8e4aeccf99f8212a8f19f9fae9e017196ef2d467aa420f2a7815ecec3e6
+long_desc="
+ Utilities for manipulating memory technology devices, such as flash memory,
+ Disk-On-Chip, or ROM. Includes mkfs.jffs2, a tool to create JFFS2
+ (journaling flash file system) filesystems."
+
+do_build() {
+	if [ -n "$XBPS_CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		make CROSS=${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}- ${makejobs}
+	else
+		make ${makejobs}
+	fi
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	if [ -n "$XBPS_CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		make CROSS=${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}- DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} install
+	else
+		make DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} install
+	fi
+}