diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index bcd83bf..5e54a0d 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ UNICODE_OBJS=   @UNICODE_OBJS@
 
 PYTHON=		python$(EXE)
 BUILDPYTHON=	python$(BUILDEXE)
+HOSTPYTHON=	./$(BUILDPYTHON)
 
 PYTHON_FOR_BUILD=@PYTHON_FOR_BUILD@
 _PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=@_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM@
@@ -231,6 +232,7 @@ LIBFFI_INCLUDEDIR=	@LIBFFI_INCLUDEDIR@
 ##########################################################################
 # Parser
 PGEN=		Parser/pgen$(EXE)
+HOSTPGEN=	$(PGEN)
 
 PSRCS=		\
 		Parser/acceler.c \
@@ -461,6 +463,7 @@ sharedmods: $(BUILDPYTHON) pybuilddir.txt
 	esac; \
 	$(RUNSHARED) CC='$(CC)' LDSHARED='$(BLDSHARED)' OPT='$(OPT)' \
 		_TCLTK_INCLUDES='$(TCLTK_INCLUDES)' _TCLTK_LIBS='$(TCLTK_LIBS)' \
+		PYTHONXCPREFIX='$(DESTDIR)$(prefix)' \
 		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) $(srcdir)/setup.py $$quiet build
 
 # Build static library
@@ -598,7 +601,7 @@ Modules/pwdmodule.o: $(srcdir)/Modules/pwdmodule.c $(srcdir)/Modules/posixmodule
 $(GRAMMAR_H): $(GRAMMAR_INPUT) $(PGENSRCS)
 		@$(MKDIR_P) Include
 		$(MAKE) $(PGEN)
-		$(PGEN) $(GRAMMAR_INPUT) $(GRAMMAR_H) $(GRAMMAR_C)
+		$(HOSTPGEN) $(GRAMMAR_INPUT) $(GRAMMAR_H) $(GRAMMAR_C)
 $(GRAMMAR_C): $(GRAMMAR_H) $(GRAMMAR_INPUT) $(PGENSRCS)
 		$(MAKE) $(GRAMMAR_H)
 		touch $(GRAMMAR_C)
@@ -1142,7 +1145,9 @@ libainstall:	all python-config
 # Install the dynamically loadable modules
 # This goes into $(exec_prefix)
 sharedinstall: sharedmods
+	CC='$(CC)' LDSHARED='$(BLDSHARED)' OPT='$(OPT)' \
 	$(RUNSHARED) $(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) $(srcdir)/setup.py install \
+		--skip-build \
 	   	--prefix=$(prefix) \
 		--install-scripts=$(BINDIR) \
 		--install-platlib=$(DESTSHARED) \
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a46bf35..528e9df 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from distutils.command.install_lib import install_lib
 from distutils.spawn import find_executable

-cross_compiling = "_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM" in os.environ
+cross_compiling = ("_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM" in os.environ) or ('PYTHONXCPREFIX' in os.environ)

 def get_platform():
     # cross build
@@ -292,6 +292,14 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
                           (ext.name, sys.exc_info()[1]))
             self.failed.append(ext.name)
             return
+
+        # Inport check will not work when cross-compiling.
+        if os.environ.has_key('PYTHONXCPREFIX'):
+            self.announce(
+                'WARNING: skipping inport check for cross-compiled: "%s"' %
+                ext.name)
+            return
+
         # Workaround for Mac OS X: The Carbon-based modules cannot be
         # reliably imported into a command-line Python
         if 'Carbon' in ext.extra_link_args: