diff --git a/common/xbps-src/shutils/build_dependencies.sh b/common/xbps-src/shutils/build_dependencies.sh
index 6d9d727e0d3..26e24232ad8 100644
--- a/common/xbps-src/shutils/build_dependencies.sh
+++ b/common/xbps-src/shutils/build_dependencies.sh
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ install_pkg_deps() {
                         break
                     fi
                 done
-                if [[ $found -eq 1 ]]; then
+                if [[ $found -eq 1 ]] && [[ -z "$cross" ]]; then
                     echo "   [host] ${_vpkg}: not found (subpkg, ignored)"
                 else
                     echo "   [host] ${_vpkg}: not found"