diff --git a/srcpkgs/qxmpp/template b/srcpkgs/qxmpp/template
index e840abf6b51..e00e3fd3253 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/qxmpp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/qxmpp/template
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ homepage="https://github.com/qxmpp-project/qxmpp/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/qxmpp-project/qxmpp/archive/v${version}.tar.gz>${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=13f5162a1df720702c6ae15a476a4cb8ea3e57d861a992c4de9147909765e6de
 
+if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" qt5-host-tools qt5-devel"
+fi
+
 qxmpp-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"