diff --git a/srcpkgs/wxPython/template b/srcpkgs/wxPython/template
index 9c2e092e78..4f1defd767 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wxPython/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wxPython/template
@@ -18,29 +18,25 @@ distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/wxpython/${pkgname}-src-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=d54129e5fbea4fb8091c87b2980760b72c22a386cb3b9dd2eebc928ef5e8df61
 
 if [ -n "${CROSS_BUILD}" ]; then
-	broken="wxWidgets can't be properly cross compiled"
+	hostmakedepends+=" python"
+	CFLAGS+=" -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/python${py2_ver}"
 fi
 
 pre_configure() {
 	mv wxPython/wx/tools/Editra/{editra,Editra}
 }
 
-do_configure() {
-	./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-monolithic --with-gtk=2 --with-x \
-		--with-opengl --enable-unicode --enable-graphics_ctx \
-		--enable-optimize --with-regex=builtin \
-		--with-libpng=sys --with-libxpm=sys --with-libjpeg=sys \
-		--with-libtiff=sys --disable-precomp-headers
-}
-
 do_build() {
 	cd wxPython
-	python2.7 setup.py WX_CONFIG=wx-config-3.0 WXPORT=gtk2 UNICODE=1 build
+	python2.7 setup.py build
 }
 
 do_install() {
 	cd wxPython
-	python2.7 setup.py WX_CONFIG=wx-config-3.0 WXPORT=gtk2 UNICODE=1 install --root=${DESTDIR}
+	# The path where includes are going to be installed is prefixed with WXPREFIX obtained
+	# from 'wx-config --prefix' but in a cross build this is '$XBPS_CROSS_BASE/usr'.
+	sed -i -e "s|WXPREFIX +|'/usr' +|" config.py
+	python2.7 setup.py install --root=${DESTDIR}
 	vlicense ../docs/licence.txt LICENSE
 }