diff --git a/common/build-helper/qemu.sh b/common/build-helper/qemu.sh
index f5c56585101..4fbd5fb86dd 100644
--- a/common/build-helper/qemu.sh
+++ b/common/build-helper/qemu.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	export QEMU_LD_PREFIX=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}
-	if [[ $hostmakedepends != *"qemu-user"* ]]; then
-		hostmakedepends+=" qemu-user"
-	fi
+	hostmakedepends+=" qemu-user-${XBPS_TARGET_QEMU_MACHINE/x86_64/amd64}"
 fi
 
 vtargetrun() {