diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl-Net-SSH2/template b/srcpkgs/perl-Net-SSH2/template
index 8578802a5ed..ff1e54142b8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl-Net-SSH2/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl-Net-SSH2/template
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version=0.53
 revision=1
 wrksrc="${pkgname/perl-/}-${version}"
 build_style=perl-module
+configure_args="inc=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include lib=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib"
 hostmakedepends="perl"
 makedepends="perl libssh2-devel"
 depends="perl"