diff --git a/srcpkgs/Cython/template b/srcpkgs/Cython/template
index 4f6b49f9f4..7574e5a5cf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/Cython/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/Cython/template
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ license="Apache-2.0"
 distfiles="http://www.cython.org/release/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=2c9f2c2af9aa0519588bf941c9961a59bb8f57ee7f798db878494d1a21c07ece
 
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends="${makedepends}"
+fi
+
 Cython_package() {
 	depends="Pyrex"
 	pycompile_module="pyximport Cython cython.py"