diff --git a/package/alpine/APKBUILD b/package/alpine/APKBUILD
index ddfc72950..69434d1ae 100644
--- a/package/alpine/APKBUILD
+++ b/package/alpine/APKBUILD
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ makedepends="$depends_dev
 	py3-yaml
 	qt6-qttools-dev
 	yaml-dev
+	cmd:qmlcachegen
 	"
 subpackages="
 	$pkgname-dbg
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ source=""
 builddir="$srcdir/$pkgname-v$_pkgver"
 # gstreamer tests fail
 # manual strip because ipa .sign files depend on the file contents- have to re-sign after strip
-options="!strip !check"
+options="!strip !check pmb:cross-native2"
 
 case "$CARCH" in
 arm*|aarch64)