diff --git a/srcpkgs/sushi/template b/srcpkgs/sushi/template
index 8ddde5ce16f..1a1167fcd62 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sushi/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sushi/template
@@ -22,5 +22,7 @@ build_options="gir"
 build_options_default="gir"
 
 pre_build() {
-	export GST_PLUGIN_SCANNER=/usr/libexec/gstreamer-1.0/gst-plugin-scanner
+	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		export GST_PLUGIN_SCANNER="/usr/bin/false"
+	fi
 }