diff --git a/srcpkgs/sqlite/template b/srcpkgs/sqlite/template
index 81909bf273c..8f381ceaa3e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sqlite/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sqlite/template
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ checksum=3509c20fa2b1725734997b1dbb3dbfc825cfa7a09194cbac8f6fe33ed187ad34
 
 if [ -n "$XBPS_CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	unset makedepends
-	crossmakedepends="${makedepends}"
+	crossmakedepends="readline-devel tcl-devel"
 fi
 
 do_configure() {