diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-reportlab/template b/srcpkgs/python-reportlab/template
index 4fcb53f8a79..65ad7fdd8db 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-reportlab/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-reportlab/template
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ homepage="https://www.reportlab.com/"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/r/reportlab/reportlab-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=9c21f202697a6cea57b9d716288fc919d99cbabeb30222eebfc7ff77eac32744
 
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" ${makedepends}"
+fi
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.txt
 }