diff --git a/gnu/packages/admin.scm b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
index f18526e..6e7b4be 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/admin.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
@@ -1299,6 +1299,14 @@ re-executing them as necessary.")
#:configure-flags
#~(list "--localstatedir=/var"
"--sysconfdir=/etc"
+ #$@(if (%current-target-system)
+ '((string-append "--with-path-cp="
+ (search-input-file %build-target-inputs
+ "bin/cp"))
+ (string-append "--with-path-login="
+ (search-input-file %build-target-inputs
+ "bin/login")))
+ '())
;; Make sure 'PATH_PROCNET_DEV' gets defined when
;; cross-compiling (by default it does not.)
#$@(if (and (%current-target-system)
@@ -1308,11 +1316,6 @@ re-executing them as necessary.")
#$@(if (target-hurd?)
'("--with-path-klog=/dev/klog")
'()))
- ;; Make sure that canonical "coreutils" package is not referred.
- #:make-flags
- #~(list (string-append "CPPFLAGS=-DPATHDEF_CP=\\\""
- (search-input-file %build-inputs "bin/cp")
- "\\\""))
;; On some systems, 'libls.sh' may fail with an error such as:
;; "Failed to tell switch -a apart from -A".
#:parallel-tests? #f))