diff --git a/srcpkgs/pango/template b/srcpkgs/pango/template
index 29c4d8a4cf3..1b2512073eb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pango/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pango/template
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ pango-view_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - utility to view pango files"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/bin/pango-view
-		vmove usr/share/man/man1/pango-view.1
+		# XXX help2man needs to run host binary
+		if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+			vmove usr/share/man/man1/pango-view.1
+		fi
 	}
 }
 pango-devel_package() {