diff --git a/libplist.changes b/libplist.changes
index 083af6e..e4eab04 100644
--- a/libplist.changes
+++ b/libplist.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Oct  5 12:24:02 UTC 2011 - uli@suse.com
+
+- cross-build fix: set cmake root, python paths
+- cross-build workaround: move installed files from sysroot to
+  real root
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jun 28 13:59:00 UTC 2011 - aj@suse.de
 
diff --git a/libplist.spec b/libplist.spec
index 762f338..577dedd 100644
--- a/libplist.spec
+++ b/libplist.spec
@@ -115,11 +115,15 @@ This package contains the python bindings.
 
 %build
 export CFLAGS="%{optflags} -fno-strict-aliasing"
+%configure || true
 cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%{_prefix} \
       -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=%{_lib} \
       -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=TRUE \
       -DPYTHON_VERSION=%{py_ver} \
       -DPYTHON_SITEDIR=%{py_sitedir} \
+      -DCMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH=/%{?_sysroot} \
+      -DPYTHON_LIBRARY=%_libdir/python%{py_ver} \
+      -DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR=%{?_sysroot}/usr/include/python \
       .
 make %{?jobs:-j%jobs}
 
@@ -128,6 +132,11 @@ make %{?jobs:-j%jobs}
 rm %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/plutil
 mv %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/plutil-%{version} %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/plutil
 
+%if 0%{?_crossbuild}
+cp -a %{buildroot}%{?_sysroot}/* %{buildroot}/
+rm -fr %{buildroot}%{?_sysroot}
+%endif
+
 %clean
 rm -rf %{buildroot}