diff --git a/srcpkgs/zynaddsubfx/template b/srcpkgs/zynaddsubfx/template
index 9b6a264d10e..7e2da76b39b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/zynaddsubfx/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/zynaddsubfx/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=zynaddsubfx
 version=3.0.5
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
+build_helper=qemu
 configure_args="-DDefaultOutput=jack -DDefaultInput=jack -DGuiModule=fltk"
 hostmakedepends="doxygen fltk pkg-config"
 makedepends="fltk-devel fftw-devel liblo-devel libXpm-devel mxml-devel
@@ -15,10 +16,6 @@ homepage="http://zynaddsubfx.sourceforge.net/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}/${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=7447322268114a1e0ac5f281ac37a09a78e761a7be61999caf79100049789f63
 
-if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	hostmakedepends+=" qemu-user-static"
-fi
-
 pre_configure() {
 	# The x86 assembler check is broken for cross compiling
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in