diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/mozjs/mozjs-128_128.5.2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/mozjs/mozjs-128_128.5.2.bb
index 0edfbe73fc..4b56a17f84 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/mozjs/mozjs-128_128.5.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/mozjs/mozjs-128_128.5.2.bb
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export HOST_CXXFLAGS = "${BUILD_CXXFLAGS}"
 
 export AS = "${CC}"
 
+export MOZBUILD_STATE_PATH = "${WORKDIR}/mozbuild_state"
 export RUSTFLAGS
 
 JIT ?= ""