diff --git a/srcpkgs/fractal/template b/srcpkgs/fractal/template
index 37461c7272b..933308194cf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fractal/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fractal/template
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ homepage="https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Fractal"
 distfiles="https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/fractal/-/archive/$version/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=3c3ea4e67e6d8fbc2e7b220fef188dcde5229e83c2cfeeadee42137718b34e56
 
-post_patch() {
-	# fixes an indexmap error when cross compiling
-	cargo update --package autocfg --precise 1.1.0
-}
-
 post_patch() {
 	[ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ] && return 0
 
@@ -28,3 +23,9 @@ post_patch() {
 		-e 's;"$CARGO_TARGET_DIR";&/${RUST_TARGET};' \
 		-e '/CARGO_HOME/d'
 }
+
+pre_build() {
+	# fixes an indexmap error when cross compiling
+	cargo update --package autocfg:1.0.0 --precise 1.1.0
+	cargo update --package autocfg:0.1.7 --precise 0.1.8
+}