diff --git a/srcpkgs/devil/template b/srcpkgs/devil/template
index f26e38604d..0840ad56cb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/devil/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/devil/template
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'devil'
 pkgname=devil
 version=1.7.8
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-ILU --enable-ILUT --with-examples"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config"
 makedepends="lcms-devel libpng-devel libmng-devel jasper-devel
- libopenexr-devel glew-devel libfreeglut-devel SDL_image-devel"
+ glew-devel libfreeglut-devel SDL_image-devel"
 short_desc="Developer's Image Library"
 maintainer="Jürgen Buchmüller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"
 license="LGPL-2.1"
@@ -14,7 +14,12 @@ homepage="http://openil.sourceforge.net/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/openil/DevIL-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=682ffa3fc894686156337b8ce473c954bf3f4fb0f3ecac159c73db632d28a8fd
 
+if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" libopenexr-devel"
+fi
+
 pre_configure() {
+	autoreconf -if
 	# Replace obsolete libpng function names
 	sed -e "s;png_set_gray_1_2_4_to_8;png_set_expand_gray_1_2_4_to_8;" \
 		-i ${wrksrc}/src-IL/src/il_png.c