diff --git a/srcpkgs/bmake/template b/srcpkgs/bmake/template
index bcc54060154..f0c241bbd10 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bmake/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bmake/template
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ checksum=31460211253921689df6ce7cd177a983d3a97df8df934b006a2bcee0919eb3ea
 
 do_configure() {
 	cd bmake
+	sed -i '1s,:,#!/bin/sh,g' install-sh
 	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 		mkdir -p bmake-host
 		cd bmake-host
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ do_configure() {
 		../boot-strap op=build
 		cp linux*-*/bmake .
 	fi
-	sed -i '1s,:,#!/bin/sh,g' install-sh
 }
 do_build() {
 	mkdir -p bmake/bmake-build