diff --git a/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/template b/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/template
index 55aea6461c..773acca22b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/template
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ configure_args="--enable-htree --enable-elf-shlibs --disable-fsck
  --libdir=/usr/lib --libexecdir=/usr/lib"
 make_install_args="install-libs"
 makedepends="pkg-config libuuid-devel libblkid-devel"
+crossmakedepends="libuuid-devel libblkid-devel"
 subpackages="$pkgname-devel $pkgname-libs"
 conf_files="/etc/mke2fs.conf"
 short_desc="Ext2/3/4 Filesystem Utilities"