diff --git a/srcpkgs/libSavitar/template b/srcpkgs/libSavitar/template
index a9d3020158f..01dd140dfd3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libSavitar/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libSavitar/template
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ license="LGPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://github.com/Ultimaker/libSavitar"
 distfiles="https://github.com/Ultimaker/libSavitar/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=b7f34e10c705082a6d7bcf8599efece8491f9c8e45eb603f761a0e56b64d5236
-nocross="can't find sip on cross environment"
+
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" python3-sip-devel"
+fi
 
 libSavitar-devel_package() {
 	depends="libSavitar-${version}_${revision}"