diff --git a/srcpkgs/re2c/template b/srcpkgs/re2c/template
index c8eac224095..de719fcbe06 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/re2c/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/re2c/template
@@ -12,17 +12,23 @@ distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.g
 checksum=a702eb63977af4715555edb41eba3b47bbfdcdb44b566d146869a7db022f1c30
 
 pre_configure() {
-	# re2c uses itself to build, but that's not
-	# possible when cross-compiling.  Here it's
-	# forced to build on the host first, so the
-	# dependency can be satisfied.
-	env - PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin ./configure
-	make ${makejobs}
-	mv re2c host_re2c
-	make clean
+	if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		# re2c uses itself to build, but that's not
+		# possible when cross-compiling.  Here it's
+		# forced to build on the host first, so the
+		# dependency can be satisfied.
+		env - PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin ./configure
+		make ${makejobs}
+		mv re2c host_re2c
+		make clean
+	fi
 }
 
-post_build() {
+do_build() {
+	make ${makejobs} ${make_build_args} ${make_build_target}
+	if [ ! -e host_re2c ]; then
+		mv re2c host_re2c
+	fi
 	./host_re2c -b scanner.re >scanner.cc
 	rm -f re2c scanner.o
 	make ${make_build_args} ${make_build_target}