diff --git a/srcpkgs/s6-networking/template b/srcpkgs/s6-networking/template
index b2a75e2c25e..ec09521caa6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/s6-networking/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/s6-networking/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=2.3.0.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 makedepends="execline-devel libressl-devel skalibs-devel s6-devel s6-dns-devel"
-configure_args="--libdir=/usr/lib --enable-ssl=libressl"
+configure_args="--libdir=/usr/lib --enable-ssl=libressl --with-sysdeps=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib/skalibs/sysdeps --with-lib=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib"
 short_desc="Suite of small network utilities for Unix systems"
 maintainer="lemmi <lemmi@nerd2nerd.org>"
 license="ISC"