--- a/libs/apr-util/configure.ac
+++ b/libs/apr-util/configure.ac
@@ -123,9 +123,12 @@ dnl Find an iconv library
 APU_FIND_LDAP
 APU_CHECK_DBM
 APU_CHECK_DBD
-APU_CHECK_DBD_MYSQL
-APU_CHECK_DBD_SQLITE3
-APU_CHECK_DBD_SQLITE2
+dnl Check databases ONLY when NOT cross compiling
+if test "$cross_compiling" != yes; then
+  APU_CHECK_DBD_MYSQL
+  APU_CHECK_DBD_SQLITE3
+  APU_CHECK_DBD_SQLITE2
+fi
 APU_FIND_EXPAT
 APU_FIND_ICONV