diff --git a/srcpkgs/mangl/patches/cross.patch b/srcpkgs/mangl/patches/cross.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..92a9c8d730a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/mangl/patches/cross.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+--- a/mandoc/configure
++++ b/mandoc/configure
+@@ -176,15 +176,6 @@
+ 	if ${COMP} -o "test-${1}" "${SOURCEDIR}/test-${1}.c" ${3} 1>&3 2>&3
+ 	then
+ 		echo "partial result of ${n}: ${CC} succeeded" 1>&3
+-	else
+-		echo "tested ${n}: no (compilation failed)" 1>&2
+-		echo "result of ${n}: ${CC} failed with exit status $?" 1>&3
+-		echo "result of compiling ${n}: no" 1>&3
+-		echo 1>&3
+-		return 1
+-	fi
+-
+-	if ./test-${1} 1>&3 2>&3; then
+ 		echo "tested ${n}: yes" 1>&2
+ 		echo "result of running ${n}: yes" 1>&3
+ 		echo 1>&3
+@@ -199,10 +190,9 @@
+ 		return 0
+ 	else
+ 		echo "tested ${n}: no (execution failed)" 1>&2
+-		echo "result of ${n}: execution failed with exit status $?" 1>&3
++		echo "result of ${n}: ${CC} failed with exit status $?" 1>&3
+ 		echo "result of running ${n}: no" 1>&3
+ 		echo 1>&3
+-		rm "test-${1}"
+ 		return 1
+ 	fi
+ }