diff --git a/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py b/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py
index 43db3aaeb..eff9910c0 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py
@@ -963,9 +963,9 @@ class Interpreter(InterpreterBase, HoldableObject):
         }
         return self.do_subproject(args[0], kw)
 
-    def disabled_subproject(self, subp_name: SubProject, disabled_feature: T.Optional[str] = None,
-                            exception: T.Optional[Exception] = None,
-                            for_machine: MachineChoice = MachineChoice.HOST) -> SubprojectHolder:
+    def disabled_subproject(self, subp_name: SubProject, for_machine: MachineChoice,
+                            disabled_feature: T.Optional[str] = None,
+                            exception: T.Optional[Exception] = None) -> SubprojectHolder:
         sub = SubprojectHolder(NullSubprojectInterpreter(), os.path.join(self.subproject_dir, subp_name),
                                disabled_feature=disabled_feature, exception=exception)
         self.subprojects[for_machine][subp_name] = sub
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ class Interpreter(InterpreterBase, HoldableObject):
 
         if disabled:
             mlog.log('Subproject', mlog.bold(subp_name), ':', 'skipped: feature', mlog.bold(feature), 'disabled')
-            return self.disabled_subproject(subp_name, disabled_feature=feature, for_machine=for_machine)
+            return self.disabled_subproject(subp_name, for_machine, disabled_feature=feature)
 
         default_options = kwargs['default_options']
 
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ class Interpreter(InterpreterBase, HoldableObject):
             if not required:
                 mlog.log(e)
                 mlog.log(*msg, '(disabling)')
-                return self.disabled_subproject(subp_name, exception=e)
+                return self.disabled_subproject(subp_name, for_machine, exception=e)
             mlog.error(*msg)
             raise e
 
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ class Interpreter(InterpreterBase, HoldableObject):
                     # fatal and VS CI treat any logs with "ERROR:" as fatal.
                     mlog.exception(e, prefix=mlog.yellow('Exception:'))
                 mlog.log('\nSubproject', mlog.bold(subdir), 'is buildable:', mlog.red('NO'), '(disabling)')
-                return self.disabled_subproject(subp_name, exception=e)
+                return self.disabled_subproject(subp_name, for_machine, exception=e)
             raise e
 
     def _save_ast(self, subdir: str, ast: mparser.CodeBlockNode) -> None:
diff --git a/test cases/native/10 native subproject/meson.build b/test cases/native/10 native subproject/meson.build
index 0a2067d44..2623f264c 100644
--- a/test cases/native/10 native subproject/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/native/10 native subproject/meson.build	
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ test('main', e)
 
 if meson.is_cross_build()
   subproject('test installs', native : true)
+
+  # A failure for the build machine must not be recorded for the host machine.
+  subproject('flaky', native : true, required : false)
+  subproject('flaky', native : false, required : true)
 endif
 
 # Test a subproject configured from the main project, and then called as a nested subproject
diff --git a/test cases/native/10 native subproject/subprojects/flaky/meson.build b/test cases/native/10 native subproject/subprojects/flaky/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ef382871
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/native/10 native subproject/subprojects/flaky/meson.build	
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+project('flaky')
+
+# This fails for the build machine, where the project is not a cross target.
+assert(meson.is_cross_build(), 'this subproject only works when cross compiling')