diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/wxGTK-2.8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/wxGTK-2.8/default.nix
index cc899d7b0034..3d0d27f36dd8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/wxGTK-2.8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/wxGTK-2.8/default.nix
@@ -30,6 +30,21 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     "--with-opengl"
   ];
 
+  # Cross build only tested for mingw32
+  # Additionally, this should not be called wxGTK anymore, if built for
+  # mingw32. But before placing this in a better place, it helps as a test for
+  # mingw32.
+  crossAttrs = assert stdenv.cross.libc == "msvcrt"; {
+    src = fetchurl {
+      url = mirror://sourceforge/wxwindows/wxWidgets-2.8.11.tar.gz;
+      sha256 = "0icxd21g18d42n1ygshkpw0jnflm03iqki6r623pb5hhd7fm2ksj";
+    };
+    buildInputs = [];
+    propagatedBuildInputs = [];
+    SEARCH_INCLUDE="";
+    SEARCH_LIB="";
+  };
+
   # This variable is used by configure to find some dependencies.
   SEARCH_INCLUDE =
     "${libXinerama}/include ${libSM}/include ${libXxf86vm}/include";