diff --git a/srcpkgs/xreader/template b/srcpkgs/xreader/template
index 44e667d7ecb..03ec222ee2d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xreader/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xreader/template
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://github.com/linuxmint/xreader"
 distfiles="https://github.com/linuxmint/xreader/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=b79d17d7b4701a2f2d437d1ed7a93b76c617ea093d394ea14aab0a11073aa90c
+nocross="gobject-introspection from xapps"
 
 build_options="gir"
 if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then