diff --git a/srcpkgs/cargo/template b/srcpkgs/cargo/template
index 008ba9e3bde..123b933dee7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cargo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cargo/template
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ checksum="b0a6808a2eaa9b20ccaeedeb04f583ee34b33d289f4d0076044b9fc2b1f4c59d
  81e20fa9a0f6ea3e3a0e6458148f3dea4a89af87d34128d4375f2b7fd661a49c"
 _cargo_dist_version=0.39.0
 build_options="static"
+nocross=yes
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" cargo"