diff --git a/srcpkgs/wmnd/template b/srcpkgs/wmnd/template
index 03520a34542..a03da30e9b5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wmnd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wmnd/template
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ pkgname=wmnd
 version=0.4.17
 revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="ac_cv_file__proc_net_dev=yes
+ ac_cv_file__dev_ppp=no"
 makedepends="net-snmp-devel libX11-devel libXext-devel libXpm-devel"
 short_desc="Dockapp for monitoring network interfaces"
 maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
@@ -10,4 +12,3 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="http://www.thregr.org/~wavexx/software/wmnd/"
 distfiles="http://www.thregr.org/~wavexx/software/wmnd/releases/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=48a07a6bda6871832c38fbca7a17d27606a94ed632f373d9e42f8cfc785cb3aa
-nocross="checking for /proc/net/dev... configure: error: cannot check for file existence when cross compiling"