diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 54016874010..83729a9c2c0 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -902,7 +902,11 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET" in
         for f in ${XBPS_COMMONDIR}/environment/setup/*.sh; do
             source $f
         done
-        source ${XBPS_COMMONDIR}/build-profiles/${XBPS_MACHINE}.sh
+        if [ "$XBPS_CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+            source ${XBPS_COMMONDIR}/cross-profiles/${XBPS_CROSS_BUILD}.sh
+        else
+            source ${XBPS_COMMONDIR}/build-profiles/${XBPS_MACHINE}.sh
+        fi
         eval value="\${$XBPS_TARGET_PKG}"
         echo $value
         ;;