diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/scdoc/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/scdoc/default.nix
index c64136ad6b98..17a91d18e393 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/scdoc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/scdoc/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromSourcehut }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromSourcehut, buildPackages }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "scdoc";
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       --replace "/usr/local" "$out"
   '';
 
+  makeFlags = lib.optionals (stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+    "HOST_SCDOC=${buildPackages.scdoc}/bin/scdoc"
+  ];
+
   doCheck = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {