diff --git a/src/auditwheel/audit.rs b/src/auditwheel/audit.rs
index e4819c26e..e7377e111 100644
--- a/src/auditwheel/audit.rs
+++ b/src/auditwheel/audit.rs
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ pub fn auditwheel_rs(
     if !target.is_linux() || platform_tag == Some(PlatformTag::Linux) {
         return Ok((Policy::default(), false));
     }
+    let cross_compiling = target.cross_compiling();
     let arch = target.target_arch().to_string();
     let mut file = File::open(path).map_err(AuditWheelError::IoError)?;
     let mut buffer = Vec::new();
@@ -298,10 +299,15 @@ pub fn auditwheel_rs(
                 should_repair = false;
                 break;
             }
-            Err(AuditWheelError::LinksForbiddenLibrariesError(..)) => {
-                highest_policy = Some(policy.clone());
-                should_repair = true;
-                break;
+            Err(err @ AuditWheelError::LinksForbiddenLibrariesError(..)) => {
+                // TODO: support repair for cross compiled wheels
+                if !cross_compiling {
+                    highest_policy = Some(policy.clone());
+                    should_repair = true;
+                    break;
+                } else {
+                    return Err(err);
+                }
             }
             Err(AuditWheelError::VersionedSymbolTooNewError(..))
             | Err(AuditWheelError::BlackListedSymbolsError(..))
@@ -333,9 +339,14 @@ pub fn auditwheel_rs(
                 should_repair = false;
                 Ok(policy)
             }
-            Err(AuditWheelError::LinksForbiddenLibrariesError(..)) => {
-                should_repair = true;
-                Ok(policy)
+            Err(err @ AuditWheelError::LinksForbiddenLibrariesError(..)) => {
+                // TODO: support repair for cross compiled wheels
+                if !cross_compiling {
+                    should_repair = true;
+                    Ok(policy)
+                } else {
+                    Err(err)
+                }
             }
             Err(err) => Err(err),
         }