diff --git a/recipes/xz_utils/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt b/recipes/xz_utils/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c93c26f9db55..34c55b9ba5a6e 100644
--- a/recipes/xz_utils/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/recipes/xz_utils/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
-project(test_package)
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
-
-set(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE TRUE)
+project(test_package)
 
 include(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/conanbuildinfo.cmake)
 conan_basic_setup()
 
-file(GLOB SOURCE_FILES *.c)
-
-add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} ${SOURCE_FILES})
+add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} main.c)
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} ${CONAN_LIBS})
diff --git a/recipes/xz_utils/all/test_package/conanfile.py b/recipes/xz_utils/all/test_package/conanfile.py
index d9772f58af9f7..bd7165a553cf4 100644
--- a/recipes/xz_utils/all/test_package/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/xz_utils/all/test_package/conanfile.py
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ def build(self):
         cmake.build()
 
     def test(self):
-        # Test the library
-        bin_path = os.path.join("bin", "test_package")
-        self.run(bin_path, run_environment=True)
+        if not tools.cross_building(self.settings):
+            bin_path = os.path.join("bin", "test_package")
+            self.run(bin_path, run_environment=True)