1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/gnu/packages/ssh.scm b/gnu/packages/ssh.scm
index 4e26f1ee913..b2772185657 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ssh.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ssh.scm
@@ -276,7 +276,11 @@ a server that supports the SSH-2 protocol.")
         ;; cross-compiled binaries because it invokes 'strip' instead of
         ;; 'TRIPLET-strip'.  Work around this.
         (if #$(%current-target-system)
-            (list "--disable-strip")
+            (append (list "--disable-strip")
+                    (let ((xauth #$(this-package-input "xauth")))
+                      (if xauth
+                          (list (string-append "--with-xauth=" xauth "/bin/xauth"))
+                          '())))
             '()))
      #:phases
      #~(modify-phases %standard-phases