diff --git a/srcpkgs/nautilus/template b/srcpkgs/nautilus/template
index f7108f9b062..e38755f0806 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nautilus/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nautilus/template
@@ -19,9 +19,23 @@ homepage="https://wiki.gnome.org/Nautilus"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/${pkgname}/${version::4}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=0a3e812b13b774b7fd6f222f55acd1f87fb2973d9af60c04b7d25cb52222d0fd
 
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	# tests try to use tracker-sandbox from the wrong path, because of some confusion with libdir:
+	# "Program /usr/lib32/tracker-3.0/trackertestutils/tracker-sandbox found: NO"
+	configure_args+=" -Dtests=none"
+fi
+
 build_options="gir"
 build_options_default="gir"
 
+do_check() {
+	if [ "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" = full ]; then
+		# tests timeout:
+		# 11/11 test-nautilus-search-engine-tracker            TIMEOUT        480.00s
+		ninja -C builddir test
+	fi
+}
+
 libnautilus_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - shared libraries"
 	pkg_install() {