diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index f3b05b037c..2a69ba1447 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -6610,7 +6610,10 @@ (define-public mtd-utils
                (base32
                 "1mp9fqgnz5r69s8ly98ry6k2blqnaqpllwi8m930dm0n8zrwbm4a"))))
     (arguments
-     '(#:configure-flags '("--enable-unit-tests")))
+     (list #:configure-flags
+           (if (%current-target-system) ; When cross-compiling.
+             #~(list)
+             #~(list "--enable-unit-tests"))))
     (native-inputs
      (list cmocka pkg-config))
     (inputs