diff --git a/srcpkgs/stress-ng/patches/cross.patch b/srcpkgs/stress-ng/patches/cross.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d389a23e846
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/stress-ng/patches/cross.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/Makefile.config
++++ b/Makefile.config
+@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
+ 
+ compiler: configdir
+ 	@echo "checking compiler ..."
+-	@$(CC) test/test-compiler.c -o test/test-compiler
++	@$(HOST_CC) test/test-compiler.c -o test/test-compiler
+ 	@echo "" > $(CONFIGS)/$$(./test/test-compiler)
+ 	@rm -f test/test-compiler
+ 	$(call check,test-glibc,HAVE_GLIBC,using glibc)
diff --git a/srcpkgs/stress-ng/template b/srcpkgs/stress-ng/template
index c77ba2ecefd..32b027f5670 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/stress-ng/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/stress-ng/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'stress-ng'
 pkgname=stress-ng
-version=0.15.08
+version=0.16.00
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_use_env=1
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://github.com/ColinIanKing/stress-ng/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/ColinIanKing/stress-ng/archive/refs/tags/V${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=aca526f434bcf27fcf62da57f70458c7736899318b570bce0ee3da05a51cb84a
+checksum=f3d99281fe2f9695d627608a3aa610dfd6f3fa6eb1a3d7c457b09ff6defd0f78
+
+pre_build() {
+	export HOST_CC="$CC_FOR_BUILD"
+}
 
 if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
 	makedepends+=" musl-legacy-compat"