diff --git a/tests/gobject/Makefile.am b/tests/gobject/Makefile.am
index 0e609870b..1bcefbe5c 100644
--- a/tests/gobject/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/gobject/Makefile.am
@@ -51,24 +51,20 @@ if ENABLE_TIMELOOP
 installed_test_programs += timeloop-closure
 endif
 
-# The marshal test requires running a binary, which means we cannot
-# build it when cross-compiling
-if !CROSS_COMPILING
 glib_genmarshal=$(top_builddir)/gobject/glib-genmarshal
 
 testmarshal.h: stamp-testmarshal.h
 	@true
 stamp-testmarshal.h: testmarshal.list $(glib_genmarshal)
-	$(AM_V_GEN) $(glib_genmarshal) --prefix=test_marshal $(srcdir)/testmarshal.list --header >> xgen-gmh \
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(PYTHON) $(glib_genmarshal) --prefix=test_marshal $(srcdir)/testmarshal.list --header >> xgen-gmh \
 	&& (cmp -s xgen-gmh testmarshal.h 2>/dev/null || cp xgen-gmh testmarshal.h) \
 	&& rm -f xgen-gmh xgen-gmh~ \
 	&& echo timestamp > $@
 testmarshal.c: testmarshal.h testmarshal.list $(glib_genmarshal)
-	$(AM_V_GEN) (echo "#include \"testmarshal.h\""; $(glib_genmarshal) --prefix=test_marshal $(srcdir)/testmarshal.list --body) >> xgen-gmc \
+	$(AM_V_GEN) (echo "#include \"testmarshal.h\""; $(PYTHON) $(glib_genmarshal) --prefix=test_marshal $(srcdir)/testmarshal.list --body) >> xgen-gmc \
 	&& cp xgen-gmc testmarshal.c \
 	&& rm -f xgen-gmc xgen-gmc~
 
 BUILT_SOURCES += testmarshal.h testmarshal.c
 CLEANFILES += stamp-testmarshal.h testmarshal.h testmarshal.c
 EXTRA_DIST += testcommon.h testmarshal.list
-endif # !CROSS_COMPILING
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