diff --git a/srcpkgs/plasma-desktop/template b/srcpkgs/plasma-desktop/template
index d9795a488c1..7044bef277d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/plasma-desktop/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/plasma-desktop/template
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ version=5.13.4
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF"
-hostmakedepends="extra-cmake-modules pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="extra-cmake-modules pkg-config kcoreaddons kdoctools
+ qt5-qmake qt5-host-tools"
 makedepends="ibus-devel kactivities5-stats-devel kpeople-devel libcanberra-devel
  plasma-workspace-devel pulseaudio-devel xf86-input-evdev-devel
  xf86-input-synaptics-devel"
@@ -15,3 +16,9 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later, LGPL-2.0-or-later, LGPL-2.1-or-later, GFDL-1.2"
 homepage="https://projects.kde.org/projects/plasma/plasma-desktop"
 distfiles="${KDE_SITE}/plasma/${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=bd394a063481a153edc71ff72972b5f480c3913ce17ec3e49b494db986aebef2
+
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" kconfig-devel kcoreaddons-devel kded
+	 kcmutils plasma-framework"
+	configure_args+=" -DKF5_HOST_TOOLING=/usr/lib/cmake"
+fi