diff --git a/srcpkgs/coreutils/template b/srcpkgs/coreutils/template
index 1cad370547e..dca74c7e826 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/coreutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/coreutils/template
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if [ "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends="perl"
 fi
 
-if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	subpackages="coreutils-doc"
 fi