diff --git a/common/cross-profiles/README b/common/cross-profiles/README
index a9c0a13f417..ce2c710a61b 100644
--- a/common/cross-profiles/README
+++ b/common/cross-profiles/README
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ A cross profile file must provide the following variables:
 
 	- XBPS_TARGET_ARCH	(as returned by uname -m)
 	- XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET	(the cross compiler triplet)
-	- XBPS_CFLAGS		(C compiler flags for host compiler)
-	- XBPS_CXXFLAGS		(C++ compiler flags for the host compiler)
 	- XBPS_CROSS_CFLAGS	(C compiler flags for the cross compiler)
 	- XBPS_CROSS_CXXFLAGS	(C++ compiler flags for the cross compiler)
+	- XBPS_CROSS_CPPFLAGS	(Preprocessor flags for the cross compiler)
+	- XBPS_CROSS_LDFLAGS	(Linker flags for the cross compiler)
 
 A source package matching `cross-${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}' must also exist.