diff --git a/srcpkgs/boost/template b/srcpkgs/boost/template
index ca40538f493..679cd89a146 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/boost/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/boost/template
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ esac
 
 if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	subpackages+=" libboost_stacktrace_addr2line"
+
+	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+		i686*|x86_64*|ppc64le)
+			makedepends+=" libquadmath-devel"
+			;;
+	esac
 fi
 
 if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = musl ]; then
@@ -72,12 +78,6 @@ if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = musl ]; then
 	LDFLAGS+=" -lucontext"
 fi
 
-case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	i686*|x86_64*|ppc64le)
-		makedepends+=" libquadmath-devel"
-		;;
-esac
-
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	i686*)    _arch=x86;      _abi=sysv  ;;
 	x86_64*)  _arch=x86;      _abi=sysv  ;;