diff --git a/srcpkgs/gawk/template b/srcpkgs/gawk/template
index eab6195411..4b47240d4c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gawk/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gawk/template
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ conflicts="chroot-gawk>=0"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-readline"
 makedepends="readline-devel"
+crossmakedepends="readline-devel"
 short_desc="The GNU awk utility"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-3"