diff --git a/srcpkgs/calligra/template b/srcpkgs/calligra/template
index a0e0e7afbb0..1370ad8f860 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/calligra/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/calligra/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-Wno-dev -DCALLIGRA_SHOULD_BUILD_UNMAINTAINED=ON
  -DMEINPROC5_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/meinproc5 -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF"
 hostmakedepends="perl pkg-config extra-cmake-modules gettext
- qt5-qmake qt5-host-tools calligra-devtools kcoreaddons kwallet"
+ qt5-qmake qt5-host-tools kcoreaddons kwallet"
 makedepends="ecm-devel eigen3.2
  exiv2-devel kactivities5-devel gsl-devel qt5-declarative-devel
  kcmutils-devel kdelibs4support-devel kdiagram-devel
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ fi
 CXXFLAGS="-DKDE_NO_DEBUG_OUTPUT"
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" calligra-devtools"
 	configure_args+=" -DMODERN_ICONV_RUN=1 -DDESKTOPTOJSON_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/desktoptojson"
 fi