diff --git a/srcpkgs/evolution-data-server/template b/srcpkgs/evolution-data-server/template
index 87d2fee059f..8a7e7e7d7a6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/evolution-data-server/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/evolution-data-server/template
@@ -28,14 +28,13 @@ else
 fi
 
 pre_configure() {
-	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-		*-musl) # Create iconv-detect.h for musl libc
+	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		# Create iconv-detect.h for cross builds
 		echo '/* This is an auto-generated header, DO NOT EDIT! */' > iconv-detect.h
 		echo  >>iconv-detect.h
 		echo '#define ICONV_ISO_D_FORMAT "iso-%d-%d"' >>iconv-detect.h
 		echo '#define ICONV_ISO_S_FORMAT "iso-%d-%s"' >>iconv-detect.h
-		;;
-	esac
+	fi
 }
 post_install() {
 	# Fix broken pkg-config