diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ip/ip2unix/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ip/ip2unix/package.nix
index e30b806c6dc7c..9c34c859185fb 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ip/ip2unix/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ip/ip2unix/package.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch, meson, ninja, pkg-config, yaml-cpp, systemd
 , python3Packages, asciidoc, libxslt, docbook_xml_dtd_45, docbook_xsl
-, libxml2, docbook5
+, libxml2, docbook5, mesonEmulatorHook
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     meson ninja pkg-config asciidoc libxslt.bin docbook_xml_dtd_45 docbook_xsl
     libxml2.bin docbook5 python3Packages.pytest python3Packages.pytest-timeout
     systemd
-  ];
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [ mesonEmulatorHook ];
 
   buildInputs = [ yaml-cpp ];