diff --git a/srcpkgs/tomahawk-qt5/template b/srcpkgs/tomahawk-qt5/template
index a01739e21e3..a62d12ed6c4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tomahawk-qt5/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tomahawk-qt5/template
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ checksum=0fb04bc6b7009e17186b3d384057939727c6f289d22f7f9a5ed2c9c9cd800449
 provides="tomahawk-${version}_${revision}"
 replaces="tomahawk>=0"
 
+if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" qt5-host-tools qt5-devel qt5-svg-devel qt5-tools-devel qt5-webkit-devel"
+fi
+
 post_extract() {
 	# fix echonest-qt5 detection
 	sed -i 's|echonest/Track.h|echonest5/Track.h|' CMakeModules/FindEchonest.cmake