diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/uhttpmock/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/uhttpmock/default.nix
index f2f0fabb063..d22ff81c253 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/uhttpmock/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/uhttpmock/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , lib
 , fetchFromGitLab
 , meson
+, mesonEmulatorHook
 , ninja
 , pkg-config
 , gobject-introspection
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "NuxiVVowZ8ilP9rcgapCe9OzFCpoOfZxZiSyjTeOrts=";
   };
 
+  strictDeps = true;
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     meson
     ninja
@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     vala
     gtk-doc
     docbook-xsl-nons
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+    mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [