diff --git a/chroot.py b/chroot.py
index d7192bc..69f2c82 100644
--- a/chroot.py
+++ b/chroot.py
@@ -96,14 +96,18 @@ def create_chroot(chroot_name: str,
     return chroot_path
 
 
-def run_chroot_cmd(script: str, chroot_path: str, env: dict[str, str] = {}) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess:
-
-    env_cmd = ['/usr/bin/env'] + [f'{shell_quote(key)}={shell_quote(value)}' for key, value in env.items()]
+def run_chroot_cmd(script: str,
+                   chroot_path: str,
+                   inner_env: dict[str, str] = {},
+                   outer_env: dict[str, str] = os.environ.copy() | {'QEMU_LD_PREFIX': '/usr/aarch64-linux-gnu'}) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess:
+    if outer_env is None:
+        outer_env = os.environ.copy()
+    env_cmd = ['/usr/bin/env'] + [f'{shell_quote(key)}={shell_quote(value)}' for key, value in inner_env.items()]
     result = subprocess.run(['arch-chroot', chroot_path] + env_cmd + [
         '/bin/bash',
         '-c',
         script,
-    ])
+    ], env=outer_env)
     return result
 
 
@@ -146,7 +150,7 @@ def mount_crossdirect(native_chroot: str, target_chroot: str, target_arch: str,
 
     native_mount = os.path.join(target_chroot, 'native')
     logging.debug(f'Activating crossdirect in {native_mount}')
-    results = try_install_packages(['crossdirect', gcc], native_chroot)
+    results = try_install_packages(['crossdirect', 'qemu-user-static-bin', 'binfmt-qemu-static-all-arch', gcc], native_chroot)
     if results[gcc].returncode != 0:
         logging.debug('Failed to install cross-compiler package {gcc}')
     if results['crossdirect'].returncode != 0:
@@ -163,7 +167,7 @@ def mount_crossdirect(native_chroot: str, target_chroot: str, target_arch: str,
 @click.command('chroot')
 @click.argument('type', required=False, default='build')
 @click.argument('arch', required=False, default=None)
-def cmd_chroot(type: str = 'build', arch: str = None):
+def cmd_chroot(type: str = 'build', arch: str = None, enable_crossdirect=True):
     chroot_path = ''
     if type not in ['base', 'build', 'rootfs']:
         raise Exception('Unknown chroot type: ' + type)
@@ -196,7 +200,7 @@ def cmd_chroot(type: str = 'build', arch: str = None):
             native_chroot = create_chroot(
                 'build_' + native_arch,
                 native_arch,
-                packages=['base-devel', 'crossdirect'],
+                packages=['base-devel'] + (['crossdirect', 'qemu-user-static-bin', 'binfmt-qemu-static-all-arch'] if enable_crossdirect else []),
                 extra_repos=get_kupfer_local(native_arch).repos,
             )
             mount_crossdirect(native_chroot=native_chroot, target_chroot=chroot_path, target_arch=arch)
diff --git a/constants.py b/constants.py
index 11972ed..34c280d 100644
--- a/constants.py
+++ b/constants.py
@@ -87,3 +87,5 @@ GCC_HOSTSPECS: dict[DistroArch, dict[TargetArch, str]] = {
         'aarch64': 'aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu',
     }
 }
+
+CROSSDIRECT_PKGS = ['crossdirect', 'qemu-user-static-bin', 'binfmt-qemu-static-all-arch']
diff --git a/packages.py b/packages.py
index df58fe9..3306b75 100644
--- a/packages.py
+++ b/packages.py
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ def setup_build_chroot(arch: str, extra_packages=[]) -> str:
     chroot_path = create_chroot(
         chroot_name,
         arch=arch,
-        packages=list(set(['base-devel', 'git'] + extra_packages)),
+        packages=list(set(['base-devel', 'git', 'ccache'] + extra_packages)),
         extra_repos=get_kupfer_local(arch).repos,
     )
 
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ def build_package(package: Package, arch: str, repo_dir: str = None, enable_cros
         logging.info(f'Cross-compiling {package.path}')
         build_root = native_chroot
         makepkg_compile_opts += ['--nodeps']
-        env = makepkg_env | {'QEMU_LD_PREFIX': '/usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu'}
+        env = makepkg_env
 
         logging.info('Setting up dependencies for cross-compilation')
         try_install_packages(package.depends, native_chroot)
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ def build_package(package: Package, arch: str, repo_dir: str = None, enable_cros
         env = makepkg_env
         if not foreign_arch:
             logging.debug('Building for native arch, skipping crossdirect.')
-        elif enable_crossdirect and not package.name == 'crossdirect':
+        elif enable_crossdirect and not package.name in ['crossdirect', 'qemu-user-static-bin', 'binfmt-qemu-static-all-arch']:
             env['PATH'] = f"/native/usr/lib/crossdirect/{arch}:{env['PATH']}"
             mount_crossdirect(native_chroot=native_chroot, target_chroot=target_chroot, target_arch=arch)
         else:
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ def build_package(package: Package, arch: str, repo_dir: str = None, enable_cros
         raise Exception(f'Failed to bind mount pkgdirs to {build_root}/src')
 
     build_cmd = f'cd /src/{package.path} && echo $PATH && makepkg --needed --noconfirm --ignorearch {" ".join(makepkg_compile_opts)}'
-    result = run_chroot_cmd(build_cmd, chroot_path=build_root, env=env)
+    result = run_chroot_cmd(build_cmd, chroot_path=build_root, inner_env=env)
     umount_result = umount(src_dir)
     if umount_result != 0:
         logging.warning(f'Failed to unmount {src_dir}')