diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.package b/scripts/Makefile.package
index 11d53f240a2b..74bcb9e7f7a4 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.package
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.package
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ rpm-sources: linux.tar.gz
 
 PHONY += rpm-pkg srcrpm-pkg binrpm-pkg
 
+ifneq ($(CC),$(HOSTCC))
+rpm-no-devel = --without=devel
+endif
+
 rpm-pkg:    private build-type := a
 srcrpm-pkg: private build-type := s
 binrpm-pkg: private build-type := b
@@ -72,7 +76,8 @@ rpm-pkg srcrpm-pkg binrpm-pkg: rpmbuild/SPECS/kernel.spec
 	--define='_topdir $(abspath rpmbuild)' \
 	$(if $(filter a b, $(build-type)), \
 		--target $(UTS_MACHINE)-linux --build-in-place --noprep --define='_smp_mflags %{nil}' \
-		$$(rpm -q rpm >/dev/null 2>&1 || echo --nodeps)) \
+		$$(rpm -q rpm >/dev/null 2>&1 || echo --nodeps) \
+		$(rpm-no-devel)) \
 	$(RPMOPTS))
 
 # deb-pkg srcdeb-pkg bindeb-pkg