diff --git a/srcpkgs/webkitgtk/template b/srcpkgs/webkitgtk/template
index f411b1cd2d..17044b47f0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/webkitgtk/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/webkitgtk/template
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ license="LGPL-2.1, Simplified BSD (2 clause)"
 distfiles="${homepage}/releases/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=c710994a1ed0ec78f746a05ae7dc65369ed56d7475f0de576ca7a73ad9c6e670
 
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	msg_red "${pkgname}-${version}: cannot be cross compiled right now.\n"
+	return 0
+fi
+
 hostmakedepends="perl python pkg-config intltool which gperf flex
  ruby glib-devel icu-devel"
 makedepends="