diff --git a/srcpkgs/qca/template b/srcpkgs/qca/template
index f54d946d37d..8c83ddf5a75 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/qca/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/qca/template
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ homepage="http://delta.affinix.com/qca/"
 distfiles="http://delta.affinix.com/download/qca/2.0/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=226dcd76138c3738cdc15863607a96b3758a4c3efd3c47295939bcea4e7a9284
 
+if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" qt-host-tools qt-devel"
+fi
+
 qca-ossl_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}-${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - QCA OSSL plugin"