diff --git a/patch.changes b/patch.changes
index 5c7e525..083623b 100644
--- a/patch.changes
+++ b/patch.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Oct  5 12:33:53 UTC 2011 - uli@suse.com
+
+- cross-build fix: use %configure macro
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Apr  4 15:11:04 CEST 2011 - jdelvare@suse.de
 
diff --git a/patch.spec b/patch.spec
index dc9ea6f..2e58ac9 100644
--- a/patch.spec
+++ b/patch.spec
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ Authors:
 %setup -q -n patch-%version%hash
 
 %build
-CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -Wall -O2 -pipe" \
-./configure --prefix=%{_prefix}
+export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -Wall -O2 -pipe"
+%configure --prefix=%{_prefix}
 make %{?_smp_mflags} %{verbose:V=1};
 
 %check