diff --git a/srcpkgs/schroot/template b/srcpkgs/schroot/template
index b500924e992..f09575dce62 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/schroot/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/schroot/template
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ ${DEBIAN_SITE}/main/s/${pkgname}/${pkgname}_${version}-${_debian_version}.debian
 checksum="
 3ce8dfd9cb97b099e4b6d4ccec421d6cc8c9ef84574681e928a12badb5643d0b
 56bc82fc8ae7f6ca7eef506ccc1dca1211b2c84d83efc50d24670b8bdb9ea8bb"
+nocross=yes
 
 pre_configure() {
 	cat ../debian/patches/series | while read p; do