diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-rpi/template b/srcpkgs/kernel-rpi/template
index 43596e6e32..2297f1605e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-rpi/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-rpi/template
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ subpackages="kernel-headers-rpi"
 triggers="kernel-hooks"
 
 depends="kmod>=11_2"
-makedepends="perl python kmod>=11_2 uboot-mkimage"
+makedepends="perl python kmod>=11_2 uboot-mkimage ncurses-devel"
 only_for_archs="armv6l"
 
 _kernver="${version}_${revision}"
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ mutable_files="
 /usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/modules.alias.bin
 /usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/modules.devname"
 
-do_build() {
-	if [ -n "$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET" ]; then
+do_configure() {
+	if [ -n "$XBPS_CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 		_args="CCPREFIX=${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}- CROSS_COMPILE=${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}-"
 	fi
 
@@ -49,7 +49,12 @@ do_build() {
 
 	# Always use our revision to CONFIG_LOCALVERSION to match our pkg version.
 	sed -i -e "s|^\(CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=\).*|\1\"_${revision}\"|" .config
+}
 
+do_build() {
+	if [ -n "$XBPS_CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		_args="CCPREFIX=${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}- CROSS_COMPILE=${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}-"
+	fi
 	make ${makejobs} ${_args} ARCH=arm prepare
 	make ${makejobs} ${_args} ARCH=arm uImage modules
 }