diff --git a/srcpkgs/apr-util/template b/srcpkgs/apr-util/template
index dc1fb35b9a9..13436a674d4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/apr-util/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/apr-util/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=1.6.1
 revision=8
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="
- --with-apr=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/bin/apr-1-config --with-pgsql --with-ldap
+ --with-pgsql --with-ldap
  --with-expat=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr --with-gdbm=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr
  --with-sqlite3=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr --with-mysql=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr
  --with-berkeley-db=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr --with-odbc=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ fi
 pre_configure() {
 	sed -i configure \
 		-e "s;^\(  APR_BUILD_DIR=\).*$;\1${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/share/apr-1/build;"
+	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		configure_args+=" --with-apr=${XBPS_WRAPPERDIR}/apr-1-config"
+	else
+		configure_args+=" --with-apr=/usr/bin/apr-1-config"
+	fi
 }
 
 post_configure() {