diff --git a/Cross.toml b/Cross.toml
index bc889b8..4be6518 100644
--- a/Cross.toml
+++ b/Cross.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [target.x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu]
 # https://github.com/cross-rs/cross/issues/1689
 pre-build = [
-  "apt-get update && apt-get -y install gcc-10 && update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-10 100"
+  "apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends gcc-10 && update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-10 100"
 ]