diff --git a/srcpkgs/sequoia-sop/template b/srcpkgs/sequoia-sop/template
index 5ead2b2aa8e..0b4444bc9ef 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sequoia-sop/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sequoia-sop/template
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ homepage="https://gitlab.com/sequoia-pgp/sequoia-sop/"
 distfiles="https://gitlab.com/sequoia-pgp/sequoia-sop/-/archive/v${version}/sequoia-sop-v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=3f56d57fb19941f3a9202693f2ed285d47572f593aca9aca43ac83b1791aa891
 
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" $makedepends"
+fi
+
 pre_build() {
 	export ASSET_OUT_DIR=assets
 }