diff --git a/srcpkgs/eog/template b/srcpkgs/eog/template
index 29e40ab86e..bd8ee9e6b8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/eog/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/eog/template
@@ -17,11 +17,14 @@ distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/eog/${version%.*}/eog-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=fdb0739f8420af2ffb8e91c766a154afefdf20f721ad34b56cab27fd1569f42c
 shlib_provides="libeog.so"
 lib32disabled=yes
-nocross="Can not use target eog as a generator because it is cross-built"
 
 build_options="gir"
 build_options_default="gir"
 
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" libglib-devel"
+fi
+
 eog-devel_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}-${version}_${revision} gtk+3-devel"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"