diff --git a/srcpkgs/php-imagick/template b/srcpkgs/php-imagick/template
index 8d0621f25e8..3c224eeca8d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/php-imagick/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/php-imagick/template
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ distfiles="https://pecl.php.net/get/imagick-$version.tgz"
 checksum=8dd5aa16465c218651fc8993e1faecd982e6a597870fd4b937e9ece02d567077
 wrksrc="imagick-$version"
 
+if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	broken="checking for MagickWand.h or magick-wand.h header... configure: error: Unable to find MagickWand.h or magick-wand.h header"
+fi
+
 pre_configure() {
 	phpize
 }