diff --git a/multimedia/tvheadend/Makefile b/multimedia/tvheadend/Makefile
index 53c326baca..f5656dc416 100644
--- a/multimedia/tvheadend/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/tvheadend/Makefile
@@ -187,7 +187,17 @@ endif
 ##	CONFIGURE_ARGS += --disable-libopus
 ##endif
 
+#required to cross-compile hdhomerun on non-Linux build host
+MAKE_FLAGS += \
+	OS=Linux
+
+#required to always have "build.linux" dir, not "build.darwin" on macos
+CONFIGURE_VARS += \
+	PLATFORM=linux
+
+#--platfrom=linux is required to cross-compile tvheadend on non-Linux build host
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
+	--platform=linux \
 	--arch=$(ARCH) \
 	--disable-libsystemd_daemon \
 	--disable-dbus_1 \