diff --git a/gio/tests/meson.build b/gio/tests/meson.build
index 04d7f4212..da4161766 100644
--- a/gio/tests/meson.build
+++ b/gio/tests/meson.build
@@ -700,7 +700,9 @@ if installed_tests_enabled
   endforeach
 endif
 
-if meson.can_run_host_binaries()
+# FIXME: Work around Meson not automatically using exe_wrapper around glib_compile_resources
+# https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/11029 
+if not meson.is_cross_build()
 
   resource_plugin = []
   compiler_type = '--compiler=@0@'.format(cc.get_id())
diff --git a/glib/tests/meson.build b/glib/tests/meson.build
index 883b9cfc5..2af5871ff 100644
--- a/glib/tests/meson.build
+++ b/glib/tests/meson.build
@@ -431,7 +431,9 @@ foreach test_name, extra_args : python_tests
 endforeach
 
 # some testing of gtester functionality
-if meson.can_run_host_binaries() and host_system != 'windows'
+# FIXME: Work around Meson not automatically using exe_wrapper around gtester
+# https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/11029
+if not meson.is_cross_build() and host_system != 'windows'
   xmllint = find_program('xmllint', required: false)
   if xmllint.found()
     tmpsample_xml = custom_target('tmpsample.xml',