diff --git a/srcpkgs/valadoc-git/template b/srcpkgs/valadoc-git/template
index 13aa6ff8bba..1aa8a3c8741 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/valadoc-git/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/valadoc-git/template
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="LGPL-3"
 homepage="https://live.gnome.org/Valadoc"
 
+nocross="error: cannot run C compiled programs"
+
 do_fetch() {
 	local url="git://git.gnome.org/valadoc"
 	msg_normal "Fetching source from $url ...\n"