diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-themes-extra/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-themes-extra/template
index ee859571fe8..02ea840e0bc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-themes-extra/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-themes-extra/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=gnome-themes-extra
 version=3.28
 revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool librsvg-utils glib-devel"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool librsvg-utils glib-devel which"
 makedepends="gtk+-devel gtk+3-devel librsvg-devel"
 depends="cantarell-fonts adwaita-icon-theme>=${version}"
 short_desc="Extra GNOME themes"
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/${pkgname}/${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=7c4ba0bff001f06d8983cfc105adaac42df1d1267a2591798a780bac557a5819
 lib32disabled=yes
 
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" gtk-update-icon-cache"
+fi
+
 gnome-themes-standard_package() {
 	archs=noarch
 	build_style=meta