diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 4a3a517fb..28f7ccbbb 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ subproject('nix')
 if get_option('doc-gen')
   subproject('internal-api-docs')
   subproject('external-api-docs')
-  if not meson.is_cross_build()
+  if meson.can_run_host_binaries()
     subproject('nix-manual')
   endif
 endif