diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 394abc324..85ea64b71 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ option(NCNN_BUILD_TESTS "build tests" OFF)
 option(NCNN_COVERAGE "build for coverage" OFF)
 option(NCNN_BUILD_BENCHMARK "build benchmark" ON)
 
-if(ANDROID OR IOS OR NCNN_SIMPLESTL)
+if(ANDROID OR IOS OR NCNN_SIMPLESTL OR CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
     option(NCNN_DISABLE_RTTI "disable rtti" ON)
     option(NCNN_BUILD_TOOLS "build tools" OFF)
     option(NCNN_BUILD_EXAMPLES "build examples" OFF)