diff --git a/srcpkgs/warzone2100/template b/srcpkgs/warzone2100/template
index e837e56789..77393b5fcf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/warzone2100/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/warzone2100/template
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ homepage="http://wz2100.net/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
 checksum=af5a8dfe9e9df3505ef2543e4e62afb1f61a4ee4cc903f8ff7785f3c79779d18
 
+nocross="yes" # cannot run test program while cross compiling
+
 warzone2100-data_package() {
 	noarch=yes
 	short_desc+=" - data files"