diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-subprocess32/template b/srcpkgs/python-subprocess32/template
index ca30d3ef84b..ea7195e8efb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-subprocess32/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-subprocess32/template
@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
 # Template file for 'python-subprocess32'
 pkgname=python-subprocess32
-version=3.2.7
+version=3.5.2
 revision=1
 wrksrc="subprocess32-${version}"
 build_style=python2-module
 pycompile_module="subprocess32.py"
-hostmakedepends="python-devel"
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools"
 makedepends="python-devel"
-short_desc="Backport of subprocess module from Python 3.2"
+short_desc="Backport of subprocess module from Python 3.x"
 maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://github.com/google/python-subprocess32"
-license="PSF"
+license="Python-2.0"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/s/subprocess32/subprocess32-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=1e450a4a4c53bf197ad6402c564b9f7a53539385918ef8f12bdf430a61036590
+checksum=eb2b989cf03ffc7166339eb34f1aa26c5ace255243337b1e22dab7caa1166687
 
+pre_build() {
+	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		sed -i 's/^cross_compiling=no/cross_compiling=yes/' configure
+	fi
+}
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }