diff --git a/srcpkgs/hugin/template b/srcpkgs/hugin/template
index a9578a5b3d4..8222d1cf45f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/hugin/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/hugin/template
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ version=2017.0.0
 revision=6
 wrksrc=${pkgname}-${version}
 build_style=cmake
-configure_args="-DwxWidgets_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/wx-config-3.0"
 pycompile_module="hpi.py hsi.py"
 pycompile_dirs="usr/share/hugin/data/plugins usr/share/hugin/data/plugins-templates"
 maintainer="lemmi <lemmi@nerd2nerd.org>"
@@ -20,6 +19,10 @@ short_desc="An easy to use panoramic imaging toolchain"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=86646ea27f32b959d38e7d36270703214b1ae961e379dd64b14d027139cd4609
 
+if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" python"
+fi
+
 pre_configure() {
 	sed -i '/<sys\/sysctl.h>/d' src/hugin_base/hugin_utils/platform.cpp
 	sed -i 's|-O3||g' src/celeste/CMakeLists.txt