diff --git a/srcpkgs/qt/template b/srcpkgs/qt/template
index 360aa4e0146..cf60549d6d5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/qt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/qt/template
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ license="GPL-3, LGPL-2.1"
 distfiles="http://download.qt-project.org/official_releases/qt/4.8/${version}/${_distname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=8b14dd91b52862e09b8e6a963507b74bc2580787d171feda197badfa7034032c
 
-if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	msg_red "${pkgname}-${version}: this package cannot be cross compiled right now.\n"
-	exit 0
-fi
+nocross=yes
 
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="