diff --git a/srcpkgs/gcr/template b/srcpkgs/gcr/template
index dbb40327dde..7393c84c28a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gcr/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gcr/template
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ checksum=95204aa2111c301778ebfbe60975ce3ed698c958430ffcc2a785ac5e593d168b
 build_options="gir vala"
 build_options_default="gir vala"
 
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	broken="Does not find Gtk-3.0 Vala API directories - build order issue?"
+fi
+
 do_check() {
 	# requires X11 server
 	: