diff --git a/common/build-style/cmake.sh b/common/build-style/cmake.sh
index 8d6bc88d157..1260fb46e0d 100644
--- a/common/build-style/cmake.sh
+++ b/common/build-style/cmake.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION 1)
 SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER   ${CC})
 SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${CXX})
 SET(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING TRUE)
-SET(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR /usr/bin/qemu-${XBPS_TARGET_QEMU_MACHINE}-static)
 
 SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR ${_CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR})
 
@@ -57,6 +56,11 @@ _EOF
 		cmake_args+=" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib"
 	fi
 
+	if [ "${hostmakedepends}" != "${hostmakedepends/qemu-user-static/}" ]; then
+		echo "SET(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR /usr/bin/qemu-${XBPS_TARGET_QEMU_MACHINE}-static)" \
+			>> cross_${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}.cmake
+	fi
+
 	cmake_args+=" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_SBINDIR=bin"
 
 	cmake ${cmake_args} ${configure_args} $(echo ${cmake_builddir}|sed \