diff --git a/srcpkgs/qca-qt5/template b/srcpkgs/qca-qt5/template
index 5584740a847..576b1065710 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/qca-qt5/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/qca-qt5/template
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ checksum=226dcd76138c3738cdc15863607a96b3758a4c3efd3c47295939bcea4e7a9284
 provides="qca-${version}_${revision}"
 replaces="qca>=0"
 
+if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" qt5-host-tools qt5-devel"
+fi
+
 pre_configure() {
 	sed -e "s;-D_BSD_SOURCE;-D_DEFAULT_SOURCE;" \
 		-i CMakeLists.txt