diff --git a/srcpkgs/plasma-sdk/template b/srcpkgs/plasma-sdk/template
index 57eeaf18d1f..3338515499e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/plasma-sdk/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/plasma-sdk/template
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later, LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://projects.kde.org/projects/plasma/plasma-sdk"
 distfiles="${KDE_SITE}/plasma/${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=ca5d8912dd4893a32f13f3c54e16ab6b2d1083536f250b678d43d188908dad8d
-nocross="couldn't generate metainfo for org.kde.plasma.lookandfeelexplorer"
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	configure_args+=" -DDESKTOPTOJSON_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/desktoptojson"
+	hostmakedepends+=" kconfig-devel kcoreaddons-devel plasma-framework"
+	configure_args+=" -DKF5_HOST_TOOLING=/usr/lib/cmake"
 fi