diff --git a/srcpkgs/arcan-wayland/template b/srcpkgs/arcan-wayland/template
index d97ef0b6b9a..55f0c512122 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/arcan-wayland/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/arcan-wayland/template
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'arcan-wayland'
+# needs to be synced with the arcan package
 pkgname=arcan-wayland
-version=0.5.4.6
+version=0.5.5
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 wrksrc=arcan-${version}
@@ -13,7 +14,11 @@ maintainer="Piraty <piraty1@inbox.ru>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://arcan-fe.com/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/letoram/arcan/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=b42d765610e9e791ab196a904758f42446ea116b1e3bc2a6ca788ebe494f5c55
+checksum=578ed860a99a02cf1cf963efac830eb8af08093e4322832b2be6554d8c922ff2
+
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ];then
+	hostmakedepends+=" wayland-devel"
+fi
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense ../../../COPYING