diff --git a/srcpkgs/aqemu/template b/srcpkgs/aqemu/template
index 3cba22e4695..01b094d043f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/aqemu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/aqemu/template
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@ homepage="http://aqemu.sourceforge.net"
 license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/aqemu/${version}/aqemu-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=e3d54de00ebdce3754f97f7e0e7cce8cebb588e8ce6bc249401cc909281b08de
+
+if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" qt5-host-tools qt5-devel"
+fi