diff --git a/srcpkgs/openmpi/template b/srcpkgs/openmpi/template
index 62795ac48b..72e8af2458 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openmpi/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openmpi/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'openmpi'
 pkgname=openmpi
-version=1.10.2
-revision=2
+version=1.10.3
+revision=1
 lib32disabled=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-ipv6 --with-hwloc=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr"
@@ -20,12 +20,27 @@ homepage="http://www.open-mpi.org/"
 license="3-clause-BSD"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 distfiles="http://www.open-mpi.org/software/ompi/v1.10/downloads/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=8846e7e69a203db8f50af90fa037f0ba47e3f32e4c9ccdae2db22898fd4d1f59
+checksum=7484bb664312082fd12edc2445b42362089b53b17fb5fce12efd4fe452cc254d
 nocross=yes  # libtool -rpath /usr/lib issue
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }
+pre_configure() {
+	# used wrongly upstream? but nocross anyway
+	export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
+	export CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
+
+	export CC_FOR_BUILD="$CC"
+	export CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD="$CFLAGS"
+	export CPP_FOR_BUILD="$CPP"
+	export CXX_FOR_BUILD="$CXX"
+	export CXXFLAGS_FOR_BUILD="$CXXFLAGS"
+	export CPPFLAGS_FOR_BUILD="$CPPFLAGS"
+	export LDFLAGS_FOR_BUILD="$LDFLAGS"
+	export LIBS_FOR_BUILD="$LDFLAGS"
+	export LIBS="$LDFLAGS"
+}
 
 libopenmpi_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - runtime libraries"