diff --git a/srcpkgs/avahi/template b/srcpkgs/avahi/template
index 38db80c986..01083b6ea5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/avahi/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/avahi/template
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool"
 makedepends="dbus-devel libcap-devel libdaemon-devel gdbm-devel"
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	hostmakedepends+=" automake gettext-devel glib-devel intltool"
+	hostmakedepends+=" libtool glib-devel"
 	pre_configure() {
-		autoreconf -fi
+		libtoolize -f
 	}
 fi