diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index f27d5c68b3..02a7e4d25e 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ dist_noinst_DATA =                 \
   resources/js/d3.v3.min.js        \
   resources/js/hogan.min.js
 
-noinst_PROGRAMS = bin2c
-bin2c_SOURCES = src/bin2c.c
+bin2c$(EXEEXT): src/bin2c.c
+	$(CC_FOR_BUILD) $(CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) $< -o $@ $(LDFLAGS_FOR_BUILD)
 
 BUILT_SOURCES =       \
   src/tpls.h          \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6160684e18..7ae3552030 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ Distro                 | NCurses          | GeoIP (opt)      |GeoIP2 (opt)
 **Gentoo**             | sys-libs/ncurses | dev-libs/geoip   | dev-libs/libmaxminddb |  dev-libs/openssl
 **Slackware**          | ncurses          | GeoIP            | libmaxminddb          |  openssl
 
-**Note**: You may need to install build tools like `gcc`, `autoconf`,
+**Note**: You may need to install build tools like `gcc`, `autoconf`, `autoconf-archive`
 `gettext`, `autopoint` etc for compiling/building software from source. e.g.,
 `base-devel`, `build-essential`, `"Development Tools"`.
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 09d693ac82..054736d85b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([src/config.h])
 AC_PROG_CC([cc gcc clang])
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
 
+# Find build compiler for the cross compilation case
+AX_CC_FOR_BUILD
+
 # Check for programs
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.19])