diff --git a/srcpkgs/xcruiser/template b/srcpkgs/xcruiser/template
index a1a554c5d8..e8f872155b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xcruiser/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xcruiser/template
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@ license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://${pkgname}.sourceforge.net/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=917b68dc06389bfcdde742f0798f61cdeaea2ae3c6567960c33f7634d4861ce5
-LDFLAGS="-lXaw -lXmu -lXt -lX11 -lm"
+LIBS="-lXaw -lXmu -lXt -lX11 -lm"
 
 pre_build() {
 	local sources
 	sources=(*.c)
-	echo "${pkgname}: ${sources[@]/%c/o}" >Makefile
+	echo "LIBS=${LIBS}" >Makefile
+	echo "${pkgname}: ${sources[@]/%c/o}" >>Makefile
+	echo '	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS)' >>Makefile
 }
 
 do_install() {