diff --git a/srcpkgs/nmap/template b/srcpkgs/nmap/template
index 2e5b100ef6d..f24325b0384 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nmap/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nmap/template
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ version=7.30
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 build_options="lua"
-build_options_default="lua"
+if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	build_options_default="lua"
+fi
 configure_args="--without-ndiff --with-openssl --with-zenmap $(vopt_with lua liblua)"
 hostmakedepends="python"
 makedepends="libpcap-devel pcre-devel libressl-devel $(vopt_if lua lua52-devel)"