diff --git a/srcpkgs/dejagnu/template b/srcpkgs/dejagnu/template
index 7c1ccf7c032..e8025073628 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dejagnu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dejagnu/template
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://www.gnu.org/software/dejagnu/"
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=0d0671e1b45189c5fc8ade4b3b01635fb9eeab45cf54f57db23e4c4c1a17d261
+
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends="${makedepends}"
+fi