diff --git a/srcpkgs/cgal/template b/srcpkgs/cgal/template
index ca21886363e..7e28c2b28df 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cgal/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cgal/template
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ checksum=59464b1eaee892f2223ba570a7642892c999e29524ab102a6efd7c29c94a29f7
 
 post_install() {
 	local _xusr="${XBPS_CROSS_BASE%%/}/usr"
+	if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		return 0
+	fi
 	sed -i -e "
 		s,-I$_xusr/include\\([ \"]\\),\\1,g
 		s,-L$_xusr/lib\\([ \"]\\),\\1,g