diff --git a/srcpkgs/expect/template b/srcpkgs/expect/template
index 797ec9e7995..bf5e8d95c7e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/expect/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/expect/template
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ license="Public Domain"
 homepage="http://www.nist.gov/el/msid/expect.cfm"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/Expect/${version}/${pkgname}${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=b28dca90428a3b30e650525cdc16255d76bb6ccd65d448be53e620d95d5cc040
+nocross=yes
 
 LDFLAGS+=" -Wl,-rpath=/usr/lib:/usr/lib/${pkgname}${version}"