--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -401,4 +401,7 @@
 if (WITH_SYMBOLIZE)
   if (WIN32 OR CYGWIN)
+    if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+      set(HAVE_SYMBOLIZE 0)
+    else()
     cmake_push_check_state (RESET)
     set (CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES DbgHelp)
@@ -430,6 +433,7 @@
     ]=] HAVE_SYMBOLIZE)

     cmake_pop_check_state ()
+    endif()

     if (HAVE_SYMBOLIZE)
       set (HAVE_STACKTRACE 1)