diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index 01669259d4be65565c54056db3fe1113f2e597c4..b576a0d05441b39f513c364b0770a452bacc4769 100755
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -958,7 +958,8 @@ trace_apk_deps() {
 		# first check if its provided by same apkbuild
 		grep -q -w "^$i" "$dir"/.provides-so 2>/dev/null && continue
 
-		if subpkg_provides "$i" || $APK info -q -e "so:$i"; then
+		if subpkg_provides "$i" || [ "$CBUILD" != "$CHOST" ] \
+				|| $APK info --quiet --installed "so:$i"; then
 			autodeps="$autodeps so:$i"
 		else
 			missing="$missing $i"