diff --git a/srcpkgs/cryptsetup/template b/srcpkgs/cryptsetup/template
index 7befea3b86..e6a57c94f6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cryptsetup/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cryptsetup/template
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ distfiles="https://cryptsetup.googlecode.com/files/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 checksum=dd9686fce5d3276b2eb2ac40d513a9b64850af8fff881442f2cfe87257ba2406
 
 if [ -n "$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET" ]; then
-	makedepends="automake gettext-devel ${makedepends}"
-	crossmakedepends="popt-devel libuuid-devel device-mapper-devel libgcrypt-devel libpwquality-devel"
-	configure_args="${configure_args} PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=/usr/$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET/lib/pkgconfig"
+	makedepends="automake gettext-devel pkg-config libgcrypt-devel"
+	crossmakedepends="popt-devel libuuid-devel device-mapper-devel
+			libgcrypt-devel libpwquality-devel"
 	pre_configure() {
 		autoreconf -fi
 	}