diff --git a/srcpkgs/chroot-file/template b/srcpkgs/chroot-file/template
index 7c615393ce..d433eb2f67 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chroot-file/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chroot-file/template
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for 'chroot-file'
 pkgname=chroot-file
-version=5.16
+version=5.17
 revision=1
 wrksrc="file-${version}"
-bootstrap=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
 makedepends="zlib-devel"
 short_desc="File type identification utility -- for xbps-src use"
@@ -11,19 +10,32 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.darwinsys.com/file/"
 license="BSD"
 distfiles="ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/file-$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=48bcac7726c37a8a0bc7ffa16b58993575657dd7b382039380fb3b74ab389261
+checksum=3feb97141b387b64da30aee485852925312c0e74219380a5ed451f14a90c83ca
+
+bootstrap=yes
+noverifyrdeps=yes
+
+for f in file file-devel libmagic; do
+	conflicts+="${f}>=0 "
+	provides+="${f}-${version}_${revision} "
+done
+
+pre_configure() {
+	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		# Build host file first.
+		CC= CFLAGS= LDFLAGS= AR= RANLIB= ./configure
+		make ${makejobs}
+		install -Dm755 $(find -type f -name file) hostbin/file
+		make distclean
+	fi
+}
+
+pre_build() {
+	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		export PATH=${wrksrc}/hostbin:$PATH
+	fi
+}
 
 post_install() {
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man
 }
-
-chroot-file_package() {
-	noverifyrdeps=yes
-	for f in file file-devel libmagic; do
-		conflicts+="${f}>=0 "
-		provides+="${f}-${version}_${revision} "
-	done
-	pkg_install() {
-		vmove all
-	}
-}