diff --git a/srcpkgs/gimp/template b/srcpkgs/gimp/template
index 8098bb54b1e..7fdfac0ac78 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gimp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gimp/template
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" dbus-glib-devel gdk-pixbuf-devel pygtk-devel"
 	configure_args+=" am_cv_python_pythondir=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages"
 	CPPFLAGS="-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/python2.7"
+	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	arm*|musl*)
+		configure_args+=" --disable-python"
+		subpackages="libgimp gimp-devel"
+		;;
+	esac
 fi
 
 pre_configure() {