diff --git a/srcpkgs/chroot-git/template b/srcpkgs/chroot-git/template
index 72efda1f4b2..c38a70cba16 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chroot-git/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chroot-git/template
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ if [ "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ "$XBPS_CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	smakedepends="zlib-devel"
-        configure_args="${configure_args}
-                        ac_cv_fread_reads_directories=no
-                        ac_cv_snprintf_returns_bogus=no"
+	makedepends="zlib-devel"
+	configure_args="${configure_args}
+		ac_cv_fread_reads_directories=no
+		ac_cv_snprintf_returns_bogus=no"
 fi
 
 post_install() {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/systemd/template b/srcpkgs/systemd/template
index e30183a8eef..14b638d05fd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/systemd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/systemd/template
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ if [ "$XBPS_CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	unset subpackages
 	hostmakedepends="automake gettext-devel pkg-config intltool
 		     gperf libxslt docbook-xsl libgcrypt-devel"
-	smakedepends="acl-devel pam-devel dbus-devel libcap-devel
-			  libkmod-devel liblzma-devel cryptsetup-devel
-			  libblkid-devel libgcrypt-devel libglib-devel
-			  qrencode-devel"
+	makedepends="acl-devel pam-devel dbus-devel libcap-devel
+			libkmod-devel liblzma-devel cryptsetup-devel
+			libblkid-devel libgcrypt-devel libglib-devel
+			qrencode-devel"
 	configure_args="${configure_args} --without-python --disable-gudev
 			--enable-introspection=no
 			ac_cv_func_malloc_0_nonnull=yes