diff --git a/srcpkgs/nix/template b/srcpkgs/nix/template
index 5c434f564fa..2262edf37aa 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nix/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nix/template
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ CXXFLAGS="-Wno-deprecated-declarations"
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	make_build_args+=" CROSS_EMULATOR=/usr/bin/qemu-${XBPS_TARGET_QEMU_MACHINE}-static"
 	make_install_args+=" CROSS_EMULATOR=/usr/bin/qemu-${XBPS_TARGET_QEMU_MACHINE}-static"
+	# XXX: documentation generation hangs in cross on arm32 musl
+	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+		arm*musl) configure_args+=" --disable-doc-gen" ;;
+	esac
 fi
 
 # Default configuration file.