diff --git a/srcpkgs/libmtp/template b/srcpkgs/libmtp/template
index ff9651326e3..f4f68479255 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libmtp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libmtp/template
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ checksum=3a1c1c83af91de4052eb54feb795c141b4c04a252e0031954ebbf6175970cb0a
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	# XXX needs host mtp-hotplug
-	hostmakedepends+=" libmtp"
+	hostmakedepends+=" libmtp>=1.1.6_4"
 fi
 
 pre_configure() {