diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/rsync/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/rsync/default.nix
index 2728d8484ef..7f384846c96 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/rsync/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/rsync/default.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
                 ++ stdenv.lib.optional enableXXHash xxHash;
   nativeBuildInputs = [perl];
 
-  configureFlags = ["--with-nobody-group=nogroup"];
+  configureFlags = ["--with-nobody-group=nogroup"]
+    # Work around issue with cross-compilation:
+    #     configure.sh: error: cannot run test program while cross compiling
+    # Remove once 3.2.4 or more recent is released.
+    # The following PR should fix the cross-compilation issue.
+    # Test using `nix-build -A pkgsCross.aarch64-multiplatform.rsync`.
+    # https://github.com/WayneD/rsync/commit/b7fab6f285ff0ff3816b109a8c3131b6ded0b484
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optional (stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform) "--enable-simd=no"
+  ;
 
   passthru.tests = { inherit (nixosTests) rsyncd; };