diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a2c5c0378..615e756a4 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -340,7 +340,10 @@ subdir('libaegisub')
 subdir('packages')
 subdir('po')
 subdir('src')
-subdir('tests')
+
+if not meson.is_cross_build()
+    subdir('tests')
+endif
 
 aegisub_cpp_pch = ['src/include/agi_pre.h']
 aegisub_c_pch = ['src/include/agi_pre_c.h']