diff --git a/srcpkgs/libpwquality/template b/srcpkgs/libpwquality/template
index 9d72a5539ba..e89a8a0c5cf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libpwquality/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libpwquality/template
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'libpwquality'
 pkgname=libpwquality
 version=1.4.2
-revision=5
+revision=6
 build_style=gnu-configure
+build_helper=python3
 configure_args="--disable-static --enable-pam --with-securedir=/usr/lib/security"
-hostmakedepends="libtool automake gettext-devel python3-devel"
+hostmakedepends="libtool automake gettext-devel python3"
 makedepends="cracklib-devel pam-devel python3-devel"
 depends="cracklib"
 conf_files="/etc/security/pwquality.conf"
@@ -13,29 +14,13 @@ maintainer="bra1nwave <bra1nwave@protonmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://github.com/libpwquality/libpwquality"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/libpwquality/libpwquality/master/NEWS"
-distfiles="${homepage}/releases/download/libpwquality-${version}/libpwquality-${version}.tar.bz2"
+distfiles="https://github.com/libpwquality/libpwquality/releases/download/libpwquality-${version}/libpwquality-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=5263e09ee62269c092f790ac159112aed3e66826a795e3afec85fdeac4281c8e
 
-CFLAGS="-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/${py3_inc}"
-
 pre_configure() {
-	vsed -i python/Makefile.am -e 's|CFLAGS=.*|LDSHARED="${CC} -pthread -shared" &|g'
 	autoreconf -fi
 }
 
-pre_build() {
-	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-		for f in ${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/${py3_lib}/_sysconfigdata_*; do
-			f=${f##*/}
-			export _PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME=${f%.py}
-		done
-		export PYTHONPATH=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/${py3_lib}
-	fi
-}
-pre_install() {
-	pre_build
-}
-
 libpwquality-devel_package() {
 	depends="cracklib-devel ${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"