diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ef9a0278c97..17b48d2af4f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1006,11 +1006,11 @@ else
         # Support 'versioned' clang/llvm-strip binaries, as seen on Debian/Ubuntu
         # (like clang-10/llvm-strip-10)
         clang_bin = cc.get_id() == 'clang' ? cc.cmd_array()[0] : 'clang'
-        if clang_bin.contains('afl-clang') or clang_bin.contains('hfuzz-clang')
+        if meson.is_cross_build() or clang_bin.contains('afl-clang') or clang_bin.contains('hfuzz-clang')
                 clang_bin = 'clang'
         endif
         clang = find_program(clang_bin, required : bpf_framework_required)
-        if clang.found()
+        if not meson.is_cross_build() and clang.found()
                 llvm_strip_bin = run_command(clang, '--print-prog-name', 'llvm-strip',
                                              check : true).stdout().strip()
         else