diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/qtModule.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/qtModule.nix
index e5d1e1f5422e..54d24e46092f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/qtModule.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/qtModule.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 , qmake
 , patches
 , srcs
+, pkgsHostTarget
 }:
 
 let inherit (lib) licenses maintainers platforms; in
@@ -22,7 +23,12 @@ mkDerivation (args // {
   inherit pname version src;
   patches = (args.patches or []) ++ (patches.${pname} or []);
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = (args.nativeBuildInputs or []) ++ [ perl qmake ];
+  nativeBuildInputs =
+    (args.nativeBuildInputs or []) ++ [
+      perl qmake
+    ] ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+      pkgsHostTarget.qt5.qtbase.dev
+    ];
   propagatedBuildInputs =
     (lib.warnIf (args ? qtInputs) "qt5.qtModule's qtInputs argument is deprecated" args.qtInputs or []) ++
     (args.propagatedBuildInputs or []);