diff --git a/srcpkgs/neovim/template b/srcpkgs/neovim/template
index 8022cf1f218..ec178497e0b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/neovim/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/neovim/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=neovim
 version=0.4.2
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
+build_helper="qemu"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config gperf LuaJIT lua51-lpeg lua51-mpack"
 makedepends="libtermkey-devel libuv-devel libvterm-devel msgpack-devel LuaJIT-devel
  libluv-devel"
@@ -22,10 +23,6 @@ alternatives="
  vim:vim:/usr/bin/nvim
  vim:vim.1:/usr/share/man/man1/nvim.1"
 
-if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	hostmakedepends+=" qemu-user-static"
-fi
-
 pre_configure() {
 	vsed -i runtime/CMakeLists.txt \
 		-e "s|\".*/bin/nvim|\${CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR} &|g"