diff --git a/srcpkgs/libaccounts-qt5/template b/srcpkgs/libaccounts-qt5/template
index 83f31ce0a3a..37622063c29 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libaccounts-qt5/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libaccounts-qt5/template
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ makedepends="libaccounts-glib-devel qt5-devel"
 wrksrc="${pkgname/5/}-VERSION_${version}-5b272ae218ccdf1f67f4eed92e2cdbe21c56ceb8"
 configure_args="LIBDIR=/usr/lib"
 
+if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" qt5-host-tools qt5-devel"
+fi
+
 libaccounts-qt5-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	depends="${makedepends} ${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"