diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ll/lldpd/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ll/lldpd/package.nix
index e85b8cce0c92..5cfad1396ea9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ll/lldpd/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ll/lldpd/package.nix
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     openssl
   ];
 
+  preConfigure = lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform) ''
+    # Yes, this works and is required for cross :'/
+    export PATH=$PATH:${net-snmp.dev}/bin
+  '';
+
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   outputs = [