diff --git a/zen-expat.sh b/zen-expat.sh
index 316e743..4499929 100755
--- a/zen-expat.sh
+++ b/zen-expat.sh
@@ -24,18 +24,13 @@ function expat_build {
   lazy_extract "expat.tar.xz"
   mkgit "expat"
 
-  mkdir -p expat/build/$host
-  pushDir expat/build/$host
   CFLAGS+=" -I$PREFIX/$host/include " \
   LDFLAGS+=" -L$PREFIX/$host/lib " \
-  ../../configure \
-    --host=$host \
-    --prefix=$PREFIX/$host
-  $MAKE
-  $MAKE install
+  autoconf_build $host "expat" \
+    --enable-static \
+    --disable-shared
 
   popDir
-  popDir
 }
 
 function expat_get_deps {