diff --git a/srcpkgs/coreutils/template b/srcpkgs/coreutils/template
index dca74c7e826..a30af502a8e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/coreutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/coreutils/template
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ if [ "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends="perl"
 fi
 
-if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	subpackages="coreutils-doc"
-fi
-
 do_configure() {
 	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 		configure_args+=" fu_cv_sys_stat_statfs2_bsize=yes
@@ -61,6 +57,8 @@ do_install() {
 	fi
 }
 
+if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+
 coreutils-doc_package() {
 	noarch=yes
 	short_desc+=" - documentation files"
@@ -70,3 +68,5 @@ coreutils-doc_package() {
 		vmove usr/share/man
 	}
 }
+
+fi