diff --git a/srcpkgs/kwin/template b/srcpkgs/kwin/template
index ff5b14511c..2cfd6038f4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kwin/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kwin/template
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ homepage="https://projects.kde.org/projects/plasma/kwin"
 distfiles="${KDE_SITE}/plasma/${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=de4997170d11adb175e0c9499e03c06b4d83aa572a5f71040a873bf7b0f65d84
 
+nocross="/bin/sh: /usr/aarch64-linux-gnu/usr/bin/desktoptojson: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error"
+
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" qt5-qmake qt5-host-tools kcoreaddons kconfig"
 	configure_args+=" -DDESKTOPTOJSON_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/desktoptojson"