diff --git a/srcpkgs/qt5/template b/srcpkgs/qt5/template
index 518d59f0d0d..f4512f6d998 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/qt5/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/qt5/template
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" zlib-devel wayland-devel icu-devel"
 	# Cross building qtwebengine requires some more host packages
 	hostmakedepends+=" nss-devel"
-	if [ "$XBPS_MACHINE" = "x86_64" ]; then
-		hostmakedepends+=" gcc-multilib"
-	fi
 fi
 
 _cleanup_wrksrc_leak() {