diff --git a/common/xbps-src/shutils/show.sh b/common/xbps-src/shutils/show.sh
index e2bb4519d88..a066f9d4fc7 100644
--- a/common/xbps-src/shutils/show.sh
+++ b/common/xbps-src/shutils/show.sh
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ show_pkg_files() {
 show_pkg_build_deps() {
     local f=
 
+    BEGIN_INSTALL=1
+    check_pkg_arch $XBPS_CROSS_BUILD
     # build time deps
     for f in ${hostmakedepends} ${makedepends}; do
         echo "$f"