diff --git a/debian/rules.d/binary-libstdcxx.mk b/debian/rules.d/binary-libstdcxx.mk
index 95a3c36..7248880 100644
--- a/debian/rules.d/binary-libstdcxx.mk
+++ b/debian/rules.d/binary-libstdcxx.mk
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ define __do_libstdcxx_dev
 	dh_compress -p$(p_l)
 	dh_fixperms -p$(p_l)
 	dh_shlibdeps -p$(p_l)
-	dh_gencontrol -p$(p_l) -- -v$(DEB_VERSION) $(common_substvars)
+	$(cross_gencontrol) dh_gencontrol -p$(p_l) -- -v$(DEB_VERSION) $(common_substvars)
 	dh_installdeb -p$(p_l)
 	dh_md5sums -p$(p_l)
 	dh_builddeb -p$(p_l)