diff --git a/srcpkgs/efl/template b/srcpkgs/efl/template
index b13a05c02ec..fb71298abbf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/efl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/efl/template
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ distfiles="http://download.enlightenment.org/rel/libs/efl/efl-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=44acf012f0dd3b0c01bb2c5e53231076d7ed463166f581d22ef441b127e8c85f
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	hostmakedepends+="  automake gettext-devel libtool efl>=1.10 harfbuzz-devel"
+	hostmakedepends+="  automake gettext-devel libtool efl>=1.10"
 	configure_args+=" --with-eolian-cxx=/usr/bin/eolian_cxx"
 	configure_args+=" --with-eolian-gen=/usr/bin/eolian_gen"
 	configure_args+=" --with-bin-edje-cc=/usr/bin/edje_cc"
 	pre_configure() {
-		NOCONFIGURE=1 autoreconf -fi
+		NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh
 	}
 fi
 
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 		# Disable neon.
 		configure_args+=" --disable-neon"
 		;;
+	armv7l*)
+		# Force NEON instructions.
+		CFLAGS+=" -mfpu=neon"
+		;;
 esac
 
 if [ "$build_option_fb" ]; then