diff --git a/srcpkgs/ckmame/template b/srcpkgs/ckmame/template
index 268dd6af429..5c34fd395dc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ckmame/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ckmame/template
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ license="BSD-3-clause"
 homepage="https://nih.at/ckmame/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/nih-at/ckmame/archive/rel-${version//./-}.tar.gz>${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=9fc5dcf1d2dd75351b2cdf43ce10fecda7d97c8c1a8dd0fe1f653229bb316130
-nocross="Need to build mkmamedb for the host"
+
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" qemu-user-static"
+fi
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense ${wrksrc}/LICENSE