diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4/template b/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4/template
index 1cffe4b08cd..0b8fafaa176 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4/template
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ license="GPL-3"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/pyqt/PyQt4_gpl_x11-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=45d724461ae58b019b9be95076ca07e212eb73084aec9125bb254825c3a05383
 alternatives="pyqt4:pyuic4:/usr/bin/python2-pyuic4"
+nocross="FIXME: Fails to detect the cross Qt4 version details"
+
+if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" qt-devel"
+fi
 
 pre_build() {
 	mkdir -p pyqt4-${py2_ver}
@@ -30,7 +35,7 @@ do_build() {
 	for pyver in $py2_ver $py3_ver; do
 		cd $wrksrc/pyqt4-$pyver
 		python${pyver} configure-ng.py --confirm-license --assume-shared \
-			--qmake=/usr/lib/qt/bin/qmake \
+			--qmake=/usr/lib/qt/bin/qmake --verbose \
 			CC="${CC}" CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}" CXX="${CXX}" CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS}" \
 			LINK="${CXX}" LINK_SHLIB="${CXX}" LFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}" STRIP=""
 		find -name Makefile -exec sed -i "{}" \