diff --git a/srcpkgs/libgpg-error/template b/srcpkgs/libgpg-error/template
index 3c76989aa85..fd00c217796 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libgpg-error/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libgpg-error/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=libgpg-error
 version=1.49
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
+build_helper="qemu"
 configure_args="--enable-install-gpg-error-config"
 short_desc="Library for error values used by GnuPG component"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
@@ -11,10 +12,6 @@ homepage="https://www.gnupg.org"
 distfiles="https://www.gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=8b79d54639dbf4abc08b5406fb2f37e669a2dec091dd024fb87dd367131c63a9
 
-if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	hostmakedepends="qemu-user"
-fi
-
 post_install() {
 	rm -r ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/common-lisp
 }