diff --git a/srcpkgs/weechat/template b/srcpkgs/weechat/template
index 4ad6dff6f27..a21621c590f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/weechat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/weechat/template
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ pkgname=weechat
 version=0.4.1
 revision=2
 build_style=cmake
-hostmakedepends="cmake pkg-config perl"
+hostmakedepends="cmake pkg-config"
 makedepends="tcl-devel>=8.6 aspell-devel libgcrypt-devel gnutls-devel>=3.1.5
- python-devel ruby-devel>=2.0 lua-devel libcurl-devel"
+ python-devel ruby-devel>=2.0 lua-devel libcurl-devel perl"
 short_desc="Fast, light and extensible IRC client (curses UI)"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-3"
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ homepage="http://www.weechat.org"
 distfiles="${homepage}/files/src/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 checksum=d27bed07ee2d0638c1683ad18666d478ed9a042aeeedcd0dd9ce22f1392e0ebb
 
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" python-devel libgcrypt-devel"
+fi
+
 weechat-aspell_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}-${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - aspell plugin"
@@ -30,6 +34,9 @@ weechat-devel_package() {
 	}
 }
 
+# XXX disabled for now in cross builds.
+if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+
 weechat-perl_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}-${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - perl plugin"
@@ -38,14 +45,6 @@ weechat-perl_package() {
 	}
 }
 
-weechat-python_package() {
-	depends="${sourcepkg}-${version}_${revision}"
-	short_desc+=" - python plugin"
-	pkg_install() {
-		vmove usr/lib/weechat/plugins/python.so
-	}
-}
-
 weechat-ruby_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}"
 	short_desc+=" - ruby plugin"
@@ -54,6 +53,16 @@ weechat-ruby_package() {
 	}
 }
 
+fi
+
+weechat-python_package() {
+	depends="${sourcepkg}-${version}_${revision}"
+	short_desc+=" - python plugin"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/lib/weechat/plugins/python.so
+	}
+}
+
 weechat-tcl_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}-${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - tcl plugin"