diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Darwin-Initialize.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Darwin-Initialize.cmake
index 427909d6c..39374e154 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Darwin-Initialize.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Darwin-Initialize.cmake
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ elseif("${CMAKE_GENERATOR}" MATCHES Xcode
       endif()
     endforeach()
 
-    if(NOT CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET AND _CURRENT_OSX_VERSION VERSION_LESS _CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)
+    if(NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING AND NOT CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET AND _CURRENT_OSX_VERSION VERSION_LESS _CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)
       set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET ${_CURRENT_OSX_VERSION} CACHE STRING
         "Minimum OS X version to target for deployment (at runtime); newer APIs weak linked. Set to empty string for default value." FORCE)
     endif()