diff --git a/srcpkgs/poppler/template b/srcpkgs/poppler/template
index fb2852f1aad..416b754b890 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/poppler/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/poppler/template
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ homepage="http://poppler.freedesktop.org"
 distfiles="${homepage}/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
 checksum=1266096343f5163c1a585124e9a6d44474e1345de5cdfe55dc7b47357bcfcda9
 
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+     configure_args+=" -DTHREADS_PTHREAD_ARG=2"
+fi
+
 # Package build options
 build_options="gir"
 # Disable gir for cross builds.