diff --git a/debian/tests/libsdl2-mixer-dev b/debian/tests/libsdl2-mixer-dev
index 59318e1..1b69b04 100755
--- a/debian/tests/libsdl2-mixer-dev
+++ b/debian/tests/libsdl2-mixer-dev
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
 	trap 'cd /; rm -fr "$WORKDIR"' 0 INT QUIT ABRT PIPE TERM
 fi
 
+if [ -n "${DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE:-}" ]; then
+    CROSS_COMPILE="$DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE-"
+else
+    CROSS_COMPILE=
+fi
+
 export SDL_AUDIODRIVER=dummy
 
 cp playmus.c "$WORKDIR"
@@ -21,9 +27,9 @@
 
 # Deliberately word-splitting pkg-config's output:
 # shellcheck disable=SC2046
-gcc -oplaymus playmus.c $(pkg-config --cflags --libs SDL2_mixer)
+"${CROSS_COMPILE}gcc" -oplaymus playmus.c $("${CROSS_COMPILE}pkg-config" --cflags --libs SDL2_mixer)
 # shellcheck disable=SC2046
-gcc -oplaywave playwave.c $(pkg-config --cflags --libs SDL2_mixer)
+"${CROSS_COMPILE}gcc" -oplaywave playwave.c $("${CROSS_COMPILE}pkg-config" --cflags --libs SDL2_mixer)
 
 set -- xvfb-run -a