diff --git a/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-bad1/template b/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-bad1/template
index 4fe7053c359..10dc49f4c15 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-bad1/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-bad1/template
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	*) build_options_default+=" gme" ;;
 esac
 
-if [ "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" ]; then
+if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ] && [ "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" ]; then
 	configure_args+=" -Dtests=enabled"
+else
+	configure_args+=" -Dtests=disabled"
 fi
 
 do_check() {