diff --git a/srcpkgs/qt/template b/srcpkgs/qt/template
index e7206c157d7..d9701d40856 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/qt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/qt/template
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ distfiles="http://download.qt-project.org/official_releases/qt/4.8/${version}/${
 checksum=8b14dd91b52862e09b8e6a963507b74bc2580787d171feda197badfa7034032c
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	msg_error "${pkgname}-${version}: this package cannot be cross compiled right now.\n"
+	msg_red "${pkgname}-${version}: this package cannot be cross compiled right now.\n"
+	exit 0
 fi
 
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"