diff --git a/srcpkgs/firebird/template b/srcpkgs/firebird/template
index e40189e5e35..be8d03069ed 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/firebird/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/firebird/template
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ wrksrc="${pkgname^}-${version}-${_build}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--prefix=/opt/firebird --with-system-icu --with-system-editline"
 nopie=yes
+nocross=yes
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config icu"
 makedepends="boost-devel libedit-devel icu-devel ncurses-devel libatomic_ops-devel"
 depends="libfbclient>=${version}_${revision}"