diff --git a/build/cairo/build.sh b/build/cairo/build.sh
index 290ee6a11..00330f81f 100755
--- a/build/cairo/build.sh
+++ b/build/cairo/build.sh
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pre_configure() {
 
     ! cross_arch $arch && return
 
-    CONFIGURE_CMD+=" --cross-file $SRCDIR/files/aarch64-gcc.txt"
+    CONFIGURE_CMD+=" --cross-file $SRCDIR/files/$arch-gcc.txt"
 }
 
 post_install() {
diff --git a/build/dav1d/build.sh b/build/dav1d/build.sh
index 67f5dc2c0..6c870079c 100755
--- a/build/dav1d/build.sh
+++ b/build/dav1d/build.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pre_configure() {
 
     ! cross_arch $arch && return
 
-    CONFIGURE_CMD+=" --cross-file $SRCDIR/files/aarch64-gcc.txt"
+    CONFIGURE_CMD+=" --cross-file $SRCDIR/files/$arch-gcc.txt"
 }
 
 init
diff --git a/build/pango/build.sh b/build/pango/build.sh
index 5e2fffe15..45bba8ff8 100755
--- a/build/pango/build.sh
+++ b/build/pango/build.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # http://www.illumos.org/license/CDDL.
 # }}}
 
-# Copyright 2023 OmniOS Community Edition (OmniOSce) Association.
+# Copyright 2024 OmniOS Community Edition (OmniOSce) Association.
 
 . ../../lib/build.sh
 
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ PKG=ooce/library/pango
 SUMMARY="pango"
 DESC="Pango is a library for laying out and rendering of text"
 
+forgo_isaexec
+
 # Dependencies
 HARFBUZZVER=8.2.1
 FRIBIDIVER=1.0.13
@@ -51,7 +53,8 @@ XFORM_ARGS="
 pre_configure() {
     typeset arch=$1
 
-    LDFLAGS[$arch]+=" -L$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[$arch]} -R$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[$arch]}"
+    LDFLAGS[$arch]+=" -L${SYSROOT[$arch]}$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[$arch]}"
+    LDFLAGS[$arch]+=" -R$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[$arch]}"
     [ $arch = i386 ] && LDFLAGS[$arch]+=" -lssp_ns"
 
     export MAKE
@@ -63,6 +66,12 @@ post_configure() {
     done
 }
 
+# we'd have to check whether the gcc version is lower or equal to 11
+# however `set_crossgcc` does not set GCCVER so we cannot check
+post_build() {
+    [ "$1" = aarch64 ] && EXPECTED_BUILD_ERRS=0 || EXPECTED_BUILD_ERRS=2
+}
+
 init
 prep_build
 
@@ -81,7 +90,6 @@ build_dependency -merge -noctf harfbuzz harfbuzz-$HARFBUZZVER \
 export CPPFLAGS+=" -I$DEPROOT/$PREFIX/include/harfbuzz"
 
 SKIP_BUILD_ERRCHK=
-test_relver '>=' 151044 && EXPECTED_BUILD_ERRS=2
 
 ######################################################################
 
@@ -92,14 +100,7 @@ export CPPFLAGS+=" -I$DEPROOT/$PREFIX/include/fribidi"
 
 ######################################################################
 
-if ((EXTRACT_MODE == 0)); then
-    logcmd find $DEPROOT -name \*.la -exec rm {} +
-    logcmd mv $DEPROOT/$PREFIX/bin/amd64/* $DEPROOT/$PREFIX/bin/ \
-        || logerr "relocate dependency binaries"
-    logcmd rm -rf $DEPROOT/$PREFIX/bin/{i386,amd64}
-fi
-
-for arch in $DEFAULT_ARCH; do
+for arch in $ARCH_LIST; do
     LDFLAGS[$arch]+=" -L$DEPROOT/$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[$arch]}"
     addpath PKG_CONFIG_PATH[$arch] $DEPROOT/$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[$arch]}/pkgconfig
 done
@@ -111,8 +112,12 @@ CONFIGURE_OPTS="
     -Dinstall-tests=false
     -Dintrospection=disabled
 "
-CONFIGURE_OPTS[i386]=" --libdir=$PREFIX/lib "
-CONFIGURE_OPTS[amd64]=" --libdir=$PREFIX/lib/amd64 "
+CONFIGURE_OPTS[i386]=" --libdir=$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[i386]} "
+CONFIGURE_OPTS[amd64]=" --libdir=$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[amd64]} "
+CONFIGURE_OPTS[aarch64]="
+    --libdir=$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[aarch64]}
+    --cross-file $SRCDIR/files/aarch64-gcc.txt
+"
 
 EXPECTED_OPTIONS="CAIRO CAIRO_FREETYPE CAIRO_PDF CAIRO_PS CAIRO_PNG FREETYPE"
 
diff --git a/build/pango/files/aarch64-gcc.txt b/build/pango/files/aarch64-gcc.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88a0f04dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pango/files/aarch64-gcc.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[binaries]
+c = '/opt/cross/aarch64/bin/aarch64-unknown-solaris2.11-gcc'
+cpp = '/opt/cross/aarch64/bin/aarch64-unknown-solaris2.11-g++'
+ar = '/opt/cross/aarch64/bin/aarch64-unknown-solaris2.11-ar'
+pkgconfig = 'pkg-config'
+
+[host_machine]
+system = 'sunos'
+cpu_family = 'aarch64'
+cpu = 'aarch64'
+endian = 'little'
+
diff --git a/build/pixman/build.sh b/build/pixman/build.sh
index 7a4f121c8..c0a00c517 100755
--- a/build/pixman/build.sh
+++ b/build/pixman/build.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pre_configure() {
 
     ! cross_arch $arch && return
 
-    CONFIGURE_CMD+=" --cross-file $SRCDIR/files/aarch64-gcc.txt"
+    CONFIGURE_CMD+=" --cross-file $SRCDIR/files/$arch-gcc.txt"
 }
 
 init
diff --git a/doc/baseline.aarch64 b/doc/baseline.aarch64
index 4f2548661..b861ed804 100644
--- a/doc/baseline.aarch64
+++ b/doc/baseline.aarch64
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ extra.omnios ooce/library/mariadb-106
 extra.omnios ooce/library/nettle
 extra.omnios ooce/library/onig
 extra.omnios ooce/library/openldap
+extra.omnios ooce/library/pango
 extra.omnios ooce/library/pixman
 extra.omnios ooce/library/popt
 extra.omnios ooce/library/postgresql-14
diff --git a/doc/pkglist.aarch64 b/doc/pkglist.aarch64
index 013943abb..e17cdaae9 100644
--- a/doc/pkglist.aarch64
+++ b/doc/pkglist.aarch64
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ ooce/library/cairo
 .SYSROOT
 ooce/security/gnupg
 ooce/multimedia/ffmpeg
+ooce/library/pango
 ###############################################################################
 .SYSROOT
 ooce/multimedia/minidlna