--- source/configure.in.virgin	2005-06-27 07:22:15.000000000 +0200
+++ source/configure.in	2005-06-27 07:23:11.000000000 +0200
@@ -628,7 +628,8 @@
 #endif
 }
 ], [LINUX_LFS_SUPPORT=yes], [LINUX_LFS_SUPPORT=no], [LINUX_LFS_SUPPORT=cross])
-	CPPFLAGS="$old_CPPFLAGS"
+# Ugly hack for cross compile. Just set the CPPFLAGS and go on.
+        CPPFLAGS="-D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_GNU_SOURCE $old_CPPFLAGS"
 	if test x$LINUX_LFS_SUPPORT = xyes ; then
 		CPPFLAGS="-D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_GNU_SOURCE $CPPFLAGS"
 		AC_DEFINE(_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE, 1, [Whether to enable large file support])