diff --git a/srcpkgs/hexer/patches/fix-cross.patch b/srcpkgs/hexer/patches/fix-cross.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..111fce0f3ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/hexer/patches/fix-cross.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+--- Makefile
++++ Makefile
+@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ CPPFLAGS_STD ?= -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200809L -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=700 \
+ CPPFLAGS += $(CPPFLAGS_STD) -DHEXER_VERSION=\"1.0.4\"
+ 
+ #  -- Which compiler? --
+-CC ?= cc
+-CC_FOR_BUILD ?= $(CC)
++CC := cc
++CC_FOR_BUILD := $(CC)
+ CFLAGS ?= -O
+ LDFLAGS ?=
+ LDLIBS = $(LTERMCAP) -lm
+@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ $(MYC): calc.c config.h
+ 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -DMYCALC=1 -o $@ calc.c -lm
+ 
+ bin2c: bin2c.c
+-	$(CC_FOR_BUILD) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ bin2c.c
++	$(CC_FOR_BUILD) $(HOSTCPPFLAGS) $(HOSTCFLAGS) $(HOSTLDFLAGS) -o $@ bin2c.c
+ 
+ helptext.c: help.txt bin2c
+ 	./bin2c -n helptext -o $@ help.txt
diff --git a/srcpkgs/hexer/template b/srcpkgs/hexer/template
index 66b69b9084f..be358ff2b56 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/hexer/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/hexer/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=hexer
 version=1.0.4
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
+make_build_args="CC_FOR_BUILD=cc"
 make_install_args="MANDIR=/usr/share/man/man1"
 hostmakedepends="xxd"
 makedepends="ncurses-devel"