diff --git a/cmake/macros/RunPzip.cmake b/cmake/macros/RunPzip.cmake
index 3a4d2e4d0f..1e4e777c20 100644
--- a/cmake/macros/RunPzip.cmake
+++ b/cmake/macros/RunPzip.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 function(run_pzip target_name source destination glob)
-  if(NOT TARGET pzip)
+  if(NOT TARGET host_pzip)
     # If pzip isn't built, we just copy instead.
     file(COPY "${source}"
       DESTINATION "${destination}"
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ function(run_pzip target_name source destination glob)
     list(APPEND dstfiles "${destination}/${dstfile}")
 
     add_custom_command(OUTPUT "${destination}/${dstfile}"
-      COMMAND pzip -c > "${dstfile}" < "${srcfile}"
+      COMMAND host_pzip -c > "${dstfile}" < "${srcfile}"
       WORKING_DIRECTORY "${destination}"
-      DEPENDS pzip
+      DEPENDS host_pzip
       COMMENT "")
 
   endforeach(filename)
diff --git a/panda/src/downloadertools/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/downloadertools/CMakeLists.txt
index a306fe7ebb..5de61edac2 100644
--- a/panda/src/downloadertools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/downloadertools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ if(HAVE_ZLIB)
   add_executable(pzip pzip.cxx)
   target_link_libraries(pzip panda)
 
+  if(NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+    add_executable(host_pzip ALIAS pzip)
+  endif()
+
   add_executable(punzip punzip.cxx)
   target_link_libraries(punzip panda)