diff --git a/packages/textproc/expat-host/build b/packages/textproc/expat-host/build
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..66c18ac903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/textproc/expat-host/build
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. config/options
+
+$SCRIPTS/build toolchain
+$SCRIPTS/unpack expat
+
+setup_toolchain host
+
+cd $BUILD/expat-*
+mkdir -p .build-host
+
+cd .build-host
+../configure --prefix=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN \
+
+make
+make install
diff --git a/packages/textproc/expat/build b/packages/textproc/expat/build
index 935f864ff1..b3d2816c44 100755
--- a/packages/textproc/expat/build
+++ b/packages/textproc/expat/build
@@ -5,14 +5,17 @@
 $SCRIPTS/build toolchain
 
 cd $PKG_BUILD
-./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
-            --build=$HOST_NAME \
-            --prefix=/usr \
-            --sysconfdir=/etc \
-            --localstatedir=/var \
-            --disable-static \
-            --enable-shared \
+mkdir -p .build-target
 
-$MAKE
+cd .build-target
+../configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
+             --build=$HOST_NAME \
+             --prefix=/usr \
+             --sysconfdir=/etc \
+             --localstatedir=/var \
+             --disable-static \
+             --enable-shared \
+
+make
 
 $MAKEINSTALL
diff --git a/packages/textproc/expat/install b/packages/textproc/expat/install
index 3853fa68b3..62c5eeb8fd 100755
--- a/packages/textproc/expat/install
+++ b/packages/textproc/expat/install
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 . config/options
 
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib
-cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/.libs/libexpat.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
+cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/.build-target/.libs/libexpat.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib