diff --git a/srcpkgs/chroot-file/template b/srcpkgs/chroot-file/template
index 713949028a..f835de4567 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chroot-file/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chroot-file/template
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pre_configure() {
 
 pre_build() {
 	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-		export PATH=${wrksrc}/host-build:$PATH
+		sed "s,file --version,${wrksrc}/host-build/file --version,g" -i magic/Makefile
 	fi
 }