diff --git a/cmake/modules/NativeExecutable.cmake b/cmake/modules/NativeExecutable.cmake
--- a/cmake/modules/NativeExecutable.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/NativeExecutable.cmake
@@ -1,18 +1,25 @@
 # Allow to easily build native executable.
 # Useful for cross compilation.
 
+# Check if we are in a native build or not.
+set(__IS_NATIVE_BUILD 0 CACHE INTERNAL "Indicate if this is a native build")
+if(__IS_NATIVE_BUILD AND CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+	message(FATAL_ERROR "A native build cannot be cross compiled")
+endif()
+
 # If we are cross compiling, create a directory for native build.
-set(NATIVE_BUILD_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/native" CACHE PATH "Path to the native build directory")
-set(NATIVE_BINARY_DIR "${NATIVE_BUILD_DIR}/bin" CACHE PATH "Path to the native binary directory")
+set(NATIVE_BUILD_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/native")
+set(NATIVE_BINARY_DIR "${NATIVE_BUILD_DIR}/bin")
 set(NATIVE_BUILD_TARGET "${NATIVE_BUILD_DIR}/CMakeCache.txt")
 
-if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING AND NOT TARGET native-cmake-build)
+if(NOT __IS_NATIVE_BUILD AND NOT TARGET native-cmake-build)
 	file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${NATIVE_BUILD_DIR})
 	add_custom_command(
 		OUTPUT ${NATIVE_BUILD_TARGET}
 		COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
 			-G "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}"
 			"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}"
+			"-D__IS_NATIVE_BUILD=1"
 			"-DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM=${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM}"
 			"-DCMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY:PATH=${NATIVE_BINARY_DIR}"
 			# Don't require native third party dependencies we don't need.
@@ -29,7 +36,7 @@
 endif()
 
 macro(add_native_executable NAME)
-	if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+	if(NOT __IS_NATIVE_BUILD)
 		set(NATIVE_BINARY "${NATIVE_BINARY_DIR}/${NAME}")
 		add_custom_target("build-native-${NAME}"
 			COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
@@ -46,11 +53,11 @@
 		set_property(TARGET ${NAME} PROPERTY IMPORTED_LOCATION ${NATIVE_BINARY})
 	else()
 		add_executable(${NAME} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ${ARGN})
-	endif(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+	endif()
 endmacro(add_native_executable)
 
 function(native_target_include_directories)
-	if(NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+	if(__IS_NATIVE_BUILD)
 		target_include_directories(${ARGN})
-	endif(NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+	endif()
 endfunction(native_target_include_directories)