diff --git a/Documentation/prctl/Makefile b/Documentation/prctl/Makefile
index 2948b7b124b9..44de3080c7f2 100644
--- a/Documentation/prctl/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/prctl/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+ifndef CROSS_COMPILE
 # List of programs to build
 hostprogs-$(CONFIG_X86) := disable-tsc-ctxt-sw-stress-test disable-tsc-on-off-stress-test disable-tsc-test
 # Tell kbuild to always build the programs
@@ -6,3 +7,4 @@ always := $(hostprogs-y)
 HOSTCFLAGS_disable-tsc-ctxt-sw-stress-test.o += -I$(objtree)/usr/include
 HOSTCFLAGS_disable-tsc-on-off-stress-test.o += -I$(objtree)/usr/include
 HOSTCFLAGS_disable-tsc-test.o += -I$(objtree)/usr/include
+endif