diff --git a/closed/autoconf/custom-hook.m4 b/closed/autoconf/custom-hook.m4
index 28b3abc0bb3..33bbfbfc891 100644
--- a/closed/autoconf/custom-hook.m4
+++ b/closed/autoconf/custom-hook.m4
@@ -64,11 +64,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([OPENJ9_CONFIGURE_CMAKE],
     [
       case "$OPENJ9_PLATFORM_CODE" in
         ap64|oa64|or64|wa64|xa64|xl64|xr64|xz64)
-          if test "x$COMPILE_TYPE" != xcross ; then
-            with_cmake=cmake
-          else
-            with_cmake=no
-          fi
+          with_cmake=cmake
           ;;
         *)
           with_cmake=no