diff --git a/zuul/mapping.yaml b/zuul/mapping.yaml
index 672c19681f..8a313eef5e 100644
--- a/zuul/mapping.yaml
+++ b/zuul/mapping.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ job-mapping:
   - old: noop
     new: noop
 
-  - old: '^gate-.*-python(?P<version>[0-9]{2})-ubuntu-xenial'
+  - old: '^gate(?!-cross)-.*-python(?P<version>[0-9]{2})-ubuntu-xenial'
     new: 'openstack-tox-py{version}'
 
   - old: '^gate-.*-pep8-ubuntu-xenial'