diff --git a/srcpkgs/alsa-lib/alsa-lib-devel.template b/srcpkgs/alsa-lib/alsa-lib-devel.template
index 12b4a431a79..02b1c0140f2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/alsa-lib/alsa-lib-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/alsa-lib/alsa-lib-devel.template
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@
 #
 noarch=yes
 depends="glibc-devel alsa-lib>=${version}"
-short_desc="${sourcepkg} development files"
-long_desc="${long_desc}
-
- This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
+short_desc="${short_desc} - development files"
 
 do_install() {
 	vmove usr/include usr
diff --git a/srcpkgs/alsa-lib/alsa-lib-python.template b/srcpkgs/alsa-lib/alsa-lib-python.template
index d3d407a458e..7627c94d309 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/alsa-lib/alsa-lib-python.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/alsa-lib/alsa-lib-python.template
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'alsa-lib-python'.
 #
-short_desc="${sourcepkg} - python smixer plugin"
-long_desc="${long_desc}
-
- This package contains a python smixer plugin for ALSA."
-
+short_desc="${short_desc} - python smixer plugin"
 replaces="alsa-lib<=1.0.25"
 
 do_install() {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/alsa-lib/template b/srcpkgs/alsa-lib/template
index ef46332c6fa..8d71af45513 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/alsa-lib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/alsa-lib/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'alsa-lib'.
 pkgname=alsa-lib
 version=1.0.26
-revision=1
+revision=2
 subpackages="$pkgname-devel $pkgname-python"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 makedepends="pkg-config python-devel"
@@ -18,3 +18,14 @@ long_desc="
  This package includes the ALSA runtime libraries to simplify application
  programming and provide higher level functionality as well as support for
  the older OSS API, providing binary compatibility for most OSS programs."
+
+if [ -n "$XBPS_CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	# XXX python plugin
+	makedepends="automake pkg-config"
+	configure_args="--disable-python"
+	subpackages="$pkgname-devel"
+	pre_configure() {
+		sed -e 's,AM_CONFIG_HEADER,AC_CONFIG_HEADERS,g' -i configure.in
+		autoreconf -fi
+	}
+fi