diff --git a/srcpkgs/cargo/template b/srcpkgs/cargo/template
index bef5262e20c..4b564a0c939 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cargo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cargo/template
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ checksum="77b2e5b5207ed30dd6e6af934663f0c4553968dce575f95ca7e141444b6e9704
  81e20fa9a0f6ea3e3a0e6458148f3dea4a89af87d34128d4375f2b7fd661a49c"
 _cargo_dist_version=0.40.0
 build_options="static"
+nocross=yes
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" cargo"