diff --git a/extra-repos/systemd/gnome-shell/APKBUILD b/extra-repos/systemd/gnome-shell/APKBUILD
index 2bfd4a50a..1ca261d64 100644
--- a/extra-repos/systemd/gnome-shell/APKBUILD
+++ b/extra-repos/systemd/gnome-shell/APKBUILD
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ subpackages="
 source="https://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-shell/${_pkgver%.*}/gnome-shell-$_pkgver.tar.xz
 	gsh.patch
 	"
-options="!check" # Tests have circular dependency 'gnome-shell <-> gdm'
+# TODO: crossdirect disabled due to armv7 crosscompile failure on x86_64, see
+# https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/merge_requests/5115#note_1899890119
+options="!check !pmb:crossdirect" # Tests have circular dependency 'gnome-shell <-> gdm'
 builddir="$srcdir/$pkgname-$_pkgver"
 
 # secfixes:
diff --git a/extra-repos/systemd/mutter/APKBUILD b/extra-repos/systemd/mutter/APKBUILD
index bb165fd22..2418f5160 100644
--- a/extra-repos/systemd/mutter/APKBUILD
+++ b/extra-repos/systemd/mutter/APKBUILD
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ makedepends="
 	xkeyboard-config-dev
 	xwayland-dev
 	"
-options="!check" # Can't be run with release builds
+# TODO: crossdirect disabled due to armv7 crosscompile failure on x86_64, see
+# https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/merge_requests/5115#note_1899890119
+options="!check !pmb:crossdirect" # Can't be run with release builds
 subpackages="$pkgname-dbg $pkgname-dev $pkgname-doc $pkgname-lang $pkgname-schemas::noarch"
 source="https://download.gnome.org/sources/mutter/${_pkgver%.*}/mutter-$_pkgver.tar.xz
 	fixudev-req.patch