diff --git a/mesonbuild/mtest.py b/mesonbuild/mtest.py
index 04c1a57c7..a92b5cc14 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/mtest.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/mtest.py
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ class SingleTestRunner:
             return ['java', '-jar'] + self.test.fname
         elif not self.test.is_cross_built and run_with_mono(self.test.fname[0]):
             return ['mono'] + self.test.fname
-        elif self.test.cmd_is_built and self.test.needs_exe_wrapper:
+        elif self.test.cmd_is_built and self.test.is_cross_built and self.test.needs_exe_wrapper:
             if self.test.exe_runner is None:
                 # Can not run test on cross compiled executable
                 # because there is no execute wrapper.
diff --git a/run_unittests.py b/run_unittests.py
index 84719d676..b9db708a5 100755
--- a/run_unittests.py
+++ b/run_unittests.py
@@ -7507,6 +7507,19 @@ class LinuxCrossArmTests(BaseLinuxCrossTests):
             '-Dbuild.pkg_config_path=' + os.path.join(testdir, 'build_extra_path'),
             '-Dpkg_config_path=' + os.path.join(testdir, 'host_extra_path'),
         ])
+    
+    def test_run_native_test(self):
+        '''
+        https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/7997
+        check run native test in crossbuild without exe wrapper
+        '''
+        testdir = os.path.join(self.unit_test_dir, '88 run native test')
+        stamp_file = os.path.join(self.builddir, 'native_test_has_run.stamp')
+        self.init(testdir)
+        self.build()
+        self.assertPathDoesNotExist(stamp_file)
+        self.run_tests()
+        self.assertPathExists(stamp_file)
 
 
 def should_run_cross_mingw_tests():
diff --git a/test cases/unit/88 run native test/main.c b/test cases/unit/88 run native test/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3213780df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/unit/88 run native test/main.c	
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main (int argc, char * argv[])
+{
+  const char *out = "SUCCESS!";
+
+  if (argc != 2) {
+    printf ("%s\n", out);
+  } else {
+    int ret;
+    FILE *f = fopen (argv[1], "w");
+    ret = fwrite (out, sizeof (out), 1, f);
+    if (ret != 1)
+      return -1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/test cases/unit/88 run native test/meson.build b/test cases/unit/88 run native test/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3bf419c14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/unit/88 run native test/meson.build	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+project('run native test', ['c'])
+
+executable('terget_exe', 'main.c')
+
+native_exe = executable('native_exe', 'main.c', native: true)
+test('native_exe', native_exe, args: ['native_test_has_run.stamp'])