diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 88026025..d6f180fb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ option(BUILD_DOC "Build Doxygen documentation" OFF)
 option(BUILD_BROTLI "Build Brotli" ON)
 option(BUILD_YAML_CONFIG "Build yaml config" ON)
 option(USE_SUBMODULE "Use trantor as a submodule" ON)
+set(DROGON_CTL_TOOL "" CACHE STRING "drogon_ctl tool executable when doing cross builds")
 
 include(CMakeDependentOption)
 CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(BUILD_POSTGRESQL "Build with postgresql support" ON "BUILD_ORM" OFF)
diff --git a/drogon_ctl/CMakeLists.txt b/drogon_ctl/CMakeLists.txt
index 249c453d..16b346ea 100755
--- a/drogon_ctl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/drogon_ctl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ foreach(cspFile ${SCP_LIST})
   get_filename_component(classname ${cspFile} NAME_WE)
   message(STATUS "view classname:" ${classname})
   add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${classname}.h ${classname}.cc
-                     COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:_drogon_ctl>
+                     COMMAND $<IF:$<BOOL:${DROGON_CTL_TOOL}>,${DROGON_CTL_TOOL},$<TARGET_FILE:_drogon_ctl>>
                              ARGS
                              create
                              view