diff --git a/Ports/file/package.sh b/Ports/file/package.sh
index 20b03b6cc4..106b1aaff8 100755
--- a/Ports/file/package.sh
+++ b/Ports/file/package.sh
@@ -6,3 +6,18 @@ use_fresh_config_sub='true'
 files=(
     "http://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/file-${version}.tar.gz#fc97f51029bb0e2c9f4e3bffefdaf678f0e039ee872b9de5c002a6d09c784d82"
 )
+
+function pre_configure() {
+    host_env
+    mkdir -p "host-build"
+    (
+        cd host-build
+        "../${workdir}/configure"
+        make
+    )
+}
+
+function build() {
+    export PATH="${PORT_BUILD_DIR}/host-build/src/.libs/:$PATH"
+    run make
+}