diff --git a/srcpkgs/nspr/template b/srcpkgs/nspr/template
index ca4e4a1e84e..d3ce795f691 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nspr/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nspr/template
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ do_configure() {
 		--enable-debug --enable-ipv6 ${_args}
 }
 do_build() {
-	make CC=$CC CXX=$CXX ${makejobs}
+	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		make ${makejobs}
+	else
+		make CC=$CC CXX=$CXX ${makejobs}
+	fi
 }
 post_install() {
 	ln -s nspr.pc ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/pkgconfig/mozilla-nspr.pc