diff --git a/srcpkgs/python/template b/srcpkgs/python/template
index c12f9a4481..167823697d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python/template
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ _confargs="--with-threads --enable-ipv6 --with-signal-module --enable-shared
 
 if [ "$XBPS_CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	# cross build; have to build it in 2 stages: native and host.
-	do_build() {
+	do_configure() {
 		# Native build
 		env CC=gcc LD=ld AS=as RANLIB=ranlib CFLAGS= LDFLAGS= OPT="-Os" \
-			./configure && make ${makejobs} python Parser/pgen || return 1
+			./configure && make ${makejobs} python Parser/pgen
 		mv python hostpython
 		mv Parser/pgen Parser/hostpgen
 		make distclean
@@ -38,13 +38,14 @@ if [ "$XBPS_CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$XBPS_CROSS_BASE/include" \
 			LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$XBPS_CROSS_BASE/lib" \
 			./configure ${CONFIGURE_SHARED_ARGS} \
-			${_confargs} ac_cv_buggy_getaddrinfo=no || return 1
+			${_confargs} ac_cv_buggy_getaddrinfo=no
+	}
+	do_build() {
 		make HOSTPYTHON=./hostpython HOSTPGEN=./Parser/hostpgen \
 			BLDSHARED="${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}-gcc -shared" \
 			CROSS_COMPILE=$XBPS_CROSS_TARGET CROSS_COMPILE_TARGET=yes \
 			HOSTARCH=$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET BUILDARCH=$XBPS_MACHINE-unknown-linux-gnu \
-			PYTHON_XCOMPILE_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX="$XBPS_CROSS_BASE" \
-			${makejobs} || return 1
+			PYTHON_XCOMPILE_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX="$XBPS_CROSS_BASE" ${makejobs}
 	}
 	do_install() {
 		# cross install