diff --git a/security/botan/botan.conf b/security/botan/botan.conf
index 97ef81473..a3ca36914 100644
--- a/security/botan/botan.conf
+++ b/security/botan/botan.conf
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 # GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING.
 # --- T2-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
-hook_add preconf 5 "./configure.pl --prefix=/$prefix"
+hook_add preconf 5 "./configure.pl --prefix=/$prefix gcc-linux-$arch"
 hook_add premake 5 "sed -i -e 's/0x\([0-9a-fA-F]\{16\}\)/0x\1LL/g' src/*.cpp"
diff --git a/security/botan/botan.desc b/security/botan/botan.desc
index 340bf0a2e..e5e008e1e 100644
--- a/security/botan/botan.desc
+++ b/security/botan/botan.desc
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 
 [L] BSD
 [S] Stable
-[V] 1.6.1
+[V] 1.7.1
 [P] X -----5---9 104.600
 
-[D] 2350224934 Botan-1.6.1.tbz http://files.randombit.net/botan/
+[D] 3091341779 Botan-1.7.1.tbz http://files.randombit.net/botan/