diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 0b4d7d4..de8773c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ versions = {
 
 # Compiler flags
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
-cc_native = meson.get_compiler('c', native : true)
+cc_native = meson.get_compiler('c')
 add_project_arguments(
   cc.get_supported_arguments(
     '-Wstrict-prototypes',
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index e886eea..97309e5 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+if meson.is_cross_build()
+  openslide_tables_c = [ '../openslide-tables.c' ]
+else
 # generate openslide-tables.c
 make_tables = executable(
   'make-tables', 'make-tables.c',
@@ -9,6 +12,7 @@ openslide_tables_c = custom_target(
   output : 'openslide-tables.c',
   command : [make_tables, '@OUTPUT@'],
 )
+endif
 
 # Windows resources
 openslide_dll_manifest = configure_file(