diff --git a/hosts/by-name/moby/default.nix b/hosts/by-name/moby/default.nix
index 583ab8bca..f19bd4055 100644
--- a/hosts/by-name/moby/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/by-name/moby/default.nix
@@ -31,25 +31,6 @@
   sane.programs.sway.enableFor.user.colin = true;
   sane.programs.sway.config.mod = "Mod1";  #< alt key instead of Super
 
-  # swap papers for zathura, since only one of these cross-compiles (TODO: enable cross compilation of papers!)
-  sane.programs.papers.enableFor.user.colin = false;
-  sane.programs.zathura.enableFor.user.colin = true;
-
-  # disable the following non-essential programs which fail to cross compile
-  sane.programs.bash-language-server.enableFor = { system = false; user.colin = false; };  # bash neovim LSP: doesn't cross compile (2024-08-26)
-  sane.programs.blueberry.enableFor.user.colin = false;  # bluetooth manager: doesn't cross compile
-  sane.programs.fcitx5.enableFor.user.colin = false;
-  sane.programs.ltex-ls.enableFor = { system = false; user.colin = false; };  # LaTeX/html/markdown neovim LSP: doesn't cross compile (2024-08-26)
-  sane.programs.lua-language-server.enableFor = { system = false; user.colin = false; };  # lua neovim LSP: doesn't cross compile (2024-08-26)
-  sane.programs.marksman.enableFor = { system = false; user.colin = false; };  # markdown neovim LSP: doesn't cross compile (2024-08-26)
-  sane.programs.mercurial.enableFor.user.colin = false;
-  sane.programs.nvme-cli.enableFor.system = false;  # does not cross compile (libhugetlbfs)
-  sane.programs.pyright.enableFor = { system = false; user.colin = false; };  # python neovim LSP: doesn't cross compile (2024-08-26)
-
-  # disable the following non-essential programs which are excessively slow to build or large to copy
-  sane.programs.rust-analyzer.enableFor = { system = false; user.colin = false; };  # rust neovim LSP
-  sane.programs.typescript-language-server.enableFor = { system = false; user.colin = false; };  # rust js/TypeScript LSP
-
   # enabled for easier debugging
   sane.programs.eg25-control.enableFor.user.colin = true;
   # sane.programs.rtl8723cs-wowlan.enableFor.user.colin = true;
diff --git a/hosts/modules/hal/pine64/cross.nix b/hosts/modules/hal/pine64/cross.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4e587fc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/modules/hal/pine64/cross.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{ config, lib, ... }:
+let
+  cfg = config.sane.hal.pine64;
+in
+{
+  config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+
+    # swap papers for zathura, since only one of these cross-compiles (TODO: enable cross compilation of papers!)
+    sane.programs.guiBaseApps.suggestedPrograms = [ "zathura" ];
+    sane.programs.papers.enableFor.user.colin = false;
+
+    # disable the following non-essential programs which fail to cross compile
+    sane.programs.bash-language-server.enableFor = { system = false; user.colin = false; };  # bash neovim LSP: doesn't cross compile (2024-08-26)
+    sane.programs.blueberry.enableFor.user.colin = false;  # bluetooth manager: doesn't cross compile
+    sane.programs.fcitx5.enableFor.user.colin = false;
+    sane.programs.ltex-ls.enableFor = { system = false; user.colin = false; };  # LaTeX/html/markdown neovim LSP: doesn't cross compile (2024-08-26)
+    sane.programs.lua-language-server.enableFor = { system = false; user.colin = false; };  # lua neovim LSP: doesn't cross compile (2024-08-26)
+    sane.programs.marksman.enableFor = { system = false; user.colin = false; };  # markdown neovim LSP: doesn't cross compile (2024-08-26)
+    sane.programs.mercurial.enableFor.user.colin = false;
+    sane.programs.nvme-cli.enableFor.system = false;  # does not cross compile (libhugetlbfs)
+    sane.programs.pyright.enableFor = { system = false; user.colin = false; };  # python neovim LSP: doesn't cross compile (2024-08-26)
+
+    # disable the following non-essential programs which are excessively slow to build or large to copy
+    sane.programs.rust-analyzer.enableFor = { system = false; user.colin = false; };  # rust neovim LSP
+    sane.programs.typescript-language-server.enableFor = { system = false; user.colin = false; };  # rust js/TypeScript LSP
+  };
+}
diff --git a/hosts/modules/hal/pine64/default.nix b/hosts/modules/hal/pine64/default.nix
index 4dc20d926..8256be774 100644
--- a/hosts/modules/hal/pine64/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/modules/hal/pine64/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ in
   };
 
   imports = [
+    ./cross.nix
     ./kernel.nix
   ];