diff --git a/srcpkgs/autofs/template b/srcpkgs/autofs/template
index 1a87a3f1794..27f992669e8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/autofs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/autofs/template
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ pkgname=autofs
 version=5.1.5
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-conf_files="/etc/autofs/*"
 configure_args="--with-libtirpc --with-mapdir=/etc/autofs --sbindir=/usr/bin"
+conf_files="/etc/autofs/*"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config flex kmod rpcgen"
 makedepends="libtirpc-devel libxml2-devel"
 short_desc="A kernel-based automounter for Linux"
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ CFLAGS="-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/gssglue -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/includ
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	*-musl) # sssd cannot be built for musl
 		;;
-	*)	makedepends+=" sssd-devel"
+	*)	if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+			makedepends+=" sssd-devel"
+		fi
 		;;
 esac