diff --git a/srcpkgs/qv4l2/template b/srcpkgs/qv4l2/template
index 4614870331..a15bb9725b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/qv4l2/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/qv4l2/template
@@ -14,14 +14,18 @@ homepage="https://linuxtv.org/"
 license="GPL-2, LGPL-2.1"
 distfiles="http://linuxtv.org/downloads/v4l-utils/v4l-utils-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=ac9f8c88bfffa3a7e85c0edd04f7d3d54e6a30c214e79f2c6ecc6fbf57cb229d
-nocross=yes
+
+if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" qt5-host-tools qt5-devel"
+	LDFLAGS="-lpthread"
+fi
 
 CFLAGS="-Wno-error=unused-function"
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	*-musl) makedepends+=" argp-standalone"
 		CFLAGS+=" -D__off_t=off_t -D__off64_t=off_t"
-		LDFLAGS="-largp"
+		LDFLAGS+=" -largp"
 		;;
 esac