diff --git a/cmake_targets/cross-arm.cmake b/cmake_targets/cross-arm.cmake
index 6209245876ca1dd1ed1324ba86c42b23b54ba430..5384c09c5a6f96b6d4f6785464f8809264d7dced 100644
--- a/cmake_targets/cross-arm.cmake
+++ b/cmake_targets/cross-arm.cmake
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Linux)
 set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR arm)
 
-set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER   /usr/bin/aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc-9)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER /usr/bin/aarch64-linux-gnu-g++-9)
+set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER   /usr/bin/aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc-11)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER /usr/bin/aarch64-linux-gnu-g++-11)
 
 set(CROSS_COMPILE 1)
 set(bnProc_gen_128_DIR    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${NATIVE_DIR}) # /../build)
diff --git a/doc/cross-compile.md b/doc/cross-compile.md
index b452aabb9d85f68684558e21e23b8a3c36f7cd44..ce61ce2e402cd107212571895fe0353acbf4446e 100644
--- a/doc/cross-compile.md
+++ b/doc/cross-compile.md
@@ -46,11 +46,15 @@ sudo apt-get install -y \
     zlib1g-dev:arm64
 ```
 
+The above enables apt to download packages for arm64. It also installs
+gcc cross-compilers for aarch64 in version 11. This version needs to match the
+versions of gcc defined in the cmake cross-compilation file (`cross-arm.cmake`).
+
 ## Install and Build
 
 ### Install required packages
 
-Use the host compiler to install some dependencies.
+Use the host compiler to install its dependencies.
 
 ```shell
 cd cmake_targets
@@ -85,9 +89,9 @@ be defined in order to tell cmake where the host tools have been built.
 
 ```shell
 cd ../build-cross
-cmake ../../.. -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=../../../cmake_targets/cross-arm.cmake -DNATIVE_DIR=../build
+cmake ../../.. -GNinja -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=../../../cmake_targets/cross-arm.cmake -DNATIVE_DIR=../build
 
-make -j`nproc` dlsim ulsim ldpctest polartest smallblocktest nr_pbchsim nr_dlschsim nr_ulschsim nr_dlsim nr_ulsim nr_pucchsim nr_prachsim
-make -j`nproc` lte-softmodem nr-softmodem nr-cuup oairu lte-uesoftmodem nr-uesoftmodem
-make -j`nproc` params_libconfig coding rfsimulator
+ninja -j`nproc` dlsim ulsim ldpctest polartest smallblocktest nr_pbchsim nr_dlschsim nr_ulschsim nr_dlsim nr_ulsim nr_pucchsim nr_prachsim
+ninja -j`nproc` lte-softmodem nr-softmodem nr-cuup oairu lte-uesoftmodem nr-uesoftmodem
+ninja -j`nproc` params_libconfig coding rfsimulator
 ```