diff --git a/src/cloud-api-adaptor/podvm/Dockerfile.podvm_binaries.fedora b/src/cloud-api-adaptor/podvm/Dockerfile.podvm_binaries.fedora
index 3da7fe08f..51881fa72 100644
--- a/src/cloud-api-adaptor/podvm/Dockerfile.podvm_binaries.fedora
+++ b/src/cloud-api-adaptor/podvm/Dockerfile.podvm_binaries.fedora
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ ENV IMAGE_CHECKSUM="none"
 COPY . /src
 
 WORKDIR /src/cloud-api-adaptor/podvm
+# Installs add-ons for foreign target, if required
+RUN ./hack/cross-build-extras.sh
 
 RUN LIBC=gnu make binaries
 
diff --git a/src/cloud-api-adaptor/podvm/hack/cross-build-extras.sh b/src/cloud-api-adaptor/podvm/hack/cross-build-extras.sh
index f0093ff36..26f73ceb3 100755
--- a/src/cloud-api-adaptor/podvm/hack/cross-build-extras.sh
+++ b/src/cloud-api-adaptor/podvm/hack/cross-build-extras.sh
@@ -17,5 +17,12 @@ libc=$([[ $ARCH =~ s390x ]] && echo "gnu" || echo "musl")
 rustTarget="$ARCH-unknown-linux-$libc"
 
 rustup target add "$rustTarget"
-apt install -y "qemu-system-$ARCH"
-apt install -y "gcc-$ARCH-linux-$libc"
+
+source /etc/os-release || source /usr/lib/os-release
+if [[ ${ID_LIKE:-} == *"debian"* ]]; then
+    apt install -y "qemu-system-$ARCH"
+    apt install -y "gcc-$ARCH-linux-$libc"
+elif [[ "${ID_LIKE:-}" =~ "fedora" ]]; then
+    dnf install -y "qemu-system-$ARCH"
+    dnf install -y "gcc-$ARCH-linux-$libc"
+fi