diff --git a/srcpkgs/iw/template b/srcpkgs/iw/template
index 1bb5961dd69..a2d0d7b5515 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/iw/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/iw/template
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ homepage="http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw"
 distfiles="http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/iw/iw-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=456ee212cfb728e292667caa508a7dff902666c78579814756a3012d68d64fe9
 
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" libnl3-devel"
+fi
+
 iw_package() {
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove all