diff --git a/srcpkgs/transmission/template b/srcpkgs/transmission/template
index 0f03cc563f..46c2db962e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/transmission/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/transmission/template
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-nls --enable-cli --enable-daemon --enable-utp"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool"
-makedepends="zlib-devel openssl-devel dbus-glib-devel
- libcurl-devel libevent-devel gtk+3-devel qt-devel"
+makedepends="zlib-devel openssl-devel dbus-glib-devel libcurl-devel libevent-devel gtk+3-devel"
 short_desc="A fast, easy, and free BitTorrent client"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.transmissionbt.com/"
@@ -14,6 +13,9 @@ license="MIT, GPL-2"
 distfiles="http://download.transmissionbt.com/files/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
 checksum=3996651087df67a85f1e1b4a92b1b518ddefdd84c654b8df6fbccb0b91f03522
 
+if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" qt-devel"
+
 post_build() {
 	# Build the qt frontend.
 	cd qt
@@ -26,6 +28,19 @@ post_install() {
 	make -C qt INSTALL_ROOT=${DESTDIR}/usr install
 }
 
+transmission-qt_package() {
+	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}"
+	short_desc+=" - QT Frontend"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/bin/transmission-qt
+		vmove usr/share/man/man1/transmission-qt.1
+		vinstall ${wrksrc}/qt/icons/transmission.png 644 usr/share/pixmaps transmission-qt.png
+		vinstall ${wrksrc}/qt/transmission-qt.desktop 644 usr/share/applications
+	}
+}
+
+fi # !CROSS_BUILD
+
 transmission-gtk_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version} hicolor-icon-theme desktop-file-utils"
 	short_desc+=" - GTK+ frontend"
@@ -38,13 +53,3 @@ transmission-gtk_package() {
 	}
 }
 
-transmission-qt_package() {
-	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}"
-	short_desc+=" - QT Frontend"
-	pkg_install() {
-		vmove usr/bin/transmission-qt
-		vmove usr/share/man/man1/transmission-qt.1
-		vinstall ${wrksrc}/qt/icons/transmission.png 644 usr/share/pixmaps transmission-qt.png
-		vinstall ${wrksrc}/qt/transmission-qt.desktop 644 usr/share/applications
-	}
-}