diff --git a/srcpkgs/vtk/template b/srcpkgs/vtk/template
index 32e0b4fffde511..3ee5c361218795 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vtk/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vtk/template
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for 'vtk'
 pkgname=vtk
 version=9.5.0
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=cmake
+build_helper=qemu
 # vtk can be huge, especially with -DVTK_BUILD_ALL_MODULES=ON"
 # Build only the core modules plus python bindings for now
 configure_args="-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DVTK_FORBID_DOWNLOADS=ON
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@ license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://www.vtk.org"
 distfiles="https://www.vtk.org/files/release/${version:0:3}/VTK-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=04ae86246b9557c6b61afbc534a6df099244fbc8f3937f82e6bc0570953af87d
-nocross="It seems to need vtk compile tools for the host"
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	# List of supported architectures copied from openmpi.
@@ -54,9 +54,13 @@ post_extract() {
 post_install() {
 	vlicense Copyright.txt
 
-	# Mangle CPython extension names in CMake like xbps-src will do
-	vsed -e 's,\(vtkmodules/vtk.*\)\.cpython-.*\.so,\1.so,' \
-		-i "${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/cmake/vtk-${version:0:3}/VTKPython-targets-none.cmake"
+	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+		x86_64*)
+			# Mangle CPython extension names in CMake like xbps-src will do
+			vsed -e 's,\(vtkmodules/vtk.*\)\.cpython-.*\.so,\1.so,' \
+				-i "${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/cmake/vtk-${version:0:3}/VTKPython-targets-none.cmake"
+			;;
+	esac
 }
 
 vtk-devel_package() {