diff --git a/srcpkgs/libcdio/template b/srcpkgs/libcdio/template
index 2565fbeb473..3645dc95595 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libcdio/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libcdio/template
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for 'libcdio'
 pkgname=libcdio
 version=0.83
+revision=4
 build_style=gnu-configure
-revision=3
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="ncurses-devel libcddb-devel"
 short_desc="CD-ROM access library"
@@ -20,9 +20,16 @@ long_desc="
  so applications that use this library also have the ability to read
  disc images as though they were CDs."
 
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" automake libtool"
+	pre_configure() {
+		autoreconf -fi
+	}
+fi
+
 libcdio-devel_package() {
 	depends="libcddb-devel libcdio>=${version}"
-	short_desc+=" -- development files"
+	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include
 		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig